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April 2013

April 04, 2013

A Comedy Tonight

Between making fun of Chuck Norris on C-Span (a task worth attempting!) and doing comedy,...

March 2013

March 27, 2013

Power: No Real King But King Jesus

If I had the power to make every man obey the moral law and to...

March 26, 2013

The Shadow of Easter to Come

For most of the worlds Christians this is Holy Week, but not for the ancient...

February 2013

February 28, 2013

On Regrets

Bob Woodward was told he "would regret" disagreeing with the President. In context, it appears...

January 2013

January 15, 2013

On Dealing with Difference

Suppose for a moment you deeply disagree with a friend or family member. What do...

November 2012

November 08, 2012

I was wrong.

As I wrote before the election, if my "call" was wrong (and it was) there...

November 05, 2012

My Call, My Reasons, and Five Things I Regret

I am voting for Mr. Romney and now on the last day of the election...

November 01, 2012

If I am wrong: Ten Things I will do and not do.

I have long believed economic and social forces make 2012 a mildly Republican year. I...

October 2012

October 30, 2012

For Justice: Mitt Romney

As I prepare to vote, I look to the American constitution to determine how I...

October 22, 2012

Dear Spice: On a Mormon Foreign Policy

Dear Spice, Thank you for your kind notes. We do not agree (always!) politically, but...

October 18, 2012

No Theocracy!

A theocracy is very bad. It is bad because it dishonors God and elevates men....

October 17, 2012

Romney Winning . . . but Obama not Done

The last debate was a draw, but because Living Obama replaced Zombie Obama, the President...

October 15, 2012

Small Government Christian

The United States of America is nation of Christians, but not a Christian nation. Christians...

October 12, 2012

He Laughs Best Who Laughs Last

Last night Joe Biden laughed about havoc and chuckled his way through talk of war....

October 08, 2012

Caesar is Not Lord

Jesus is Lord and Caesar is not. No polity that disregards those two truths is...

September 2012

September 18, 2012

Wishing for One Hundred Percent

The main problem with Mitt Romney's statement about the forty-seven percent is that it gives...

September 11, 2012

Forgetting 9/11

Once I said to an old man next to me: "Today is Pearl Harbor Day."...

September 07, 2012

The Smell of Coffee

I realized today I like the smell of coffee, better than the taste of coffee....

September 06, 2012

Five Nice Things About President Obama

My family has a suspicion: there are very few people so wicked one cannot think...

August 2012

August 28, 2012

FIve Things to Watch at the GOP Convention

My Dad remembers needing to keep score to know the Republican nominee. I listened to...

August 27, 2012

Remember the Alamo!

My parents remembered their fiftieth anniversary at the Alamo. This struck me as an unusual...

August 23, 2012

Five People Not Made Nicer By Having a Good Enemy

When I was a kid, a wise woman said of a politician: "At least he...

August 20, 2012

Mr. Akin should not go to Washington

A candidate for high office can be foolish and win, but we need not rejoice...

July 2012

July 31, 2012

Where is God when good things happen?

The dead of Colorado cry out for an explanation: how could a good and all...

June 2012

June 21, 2012

Loving Hope

Today I have been married for twenty-six years. My memories of the event are hazy,...

June 10, 2012

On Church

Sitting in Saint Stephens cathedral in Vienna waiting for mass lifts me out of my...

June 01, 2012

Unrequited Love

"I love you," he said. "Oh no," she said, "I don't feel that way about...

May 2012

May 31, 2012

Shutting Up

I will now write about not speaking too much. As a talkative person, I have...

May 23, 2012

On Being Apollos

The Biblical book of Acts introduces a character named Apollos. He was Jewish, like Paul,...

May 20, 2012

Lessons from Sons and Daughters

Jesus is a person, not merely an idea. He is also the Divine Word, a...