“Middle of the road” is a term that gets bandied about from time to time. To some, it means “compromise”. It often is viewed as the epitome of selling out and not standing for one’s principles. To others, though, it means not going to extremes. It is viewed as a…
Well, this is a busy weekend in some respects. Valentine’s Day and Chinese New Years are on the same day, and then Monday is Presidents Day. So, which of these would God approve of? Let’s see… Valentine’s Day is supposedly named after Saint Valentine. In reality, the name probably is…
Why do we have wars? I believe most of us are familiar with the Epistle of James: 1From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 2Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and…
OK, I’ve spent more the past 48 hours shovelling snow than writing, so I’m declaring today a snow day. 🙂 See you tomorrow.
You probably watched the State of the Union address from President Obama. Well, some of you might be interested in the State of the Nation 2 address from Ken Ham of Answers In Genesis live from the Creation Museum in Cincinnati on Tuesday, 16 February 2010 at 8:00 pm EST. …
I just cannot help it. I had to postpone today’s post in order to write this. Yesterday, I metaphorically swam in the toxic waste. The poison that ran through the piece was amazing in the amount of bitterness vomited out from the person’s keyboard. I hope it was cathartic for…
Pete Townshend asked this question in the famous Who song. From what I can gather, it was based upon a particular day in the life of Townshend, where he meets with music industry leaders in “Tin Pan Alley”, only to feel that they have somehow sold out. He went to…
For those who are not in the United States, and for those of you in the US that live under a rock, today is Super Bowl Sunday. And, again, for those of you living under a rock, there’s a controversy over a Super Bowl ad endorsed by Focus on the…
Catholics and Protestants alike sometimes refer to the “just war”. Some have tried to justify the war in Iraq by invoking this clause, even. The Just War theory is an official teaching by the Catholic Church, but it has proponents amongst secular humanists as well. According to Wikipedia’s “Just War”…
It’s been a busy but blessed week in many ways. I appreciate the prayers of my friends, as always. Yesterday, I gave an update on Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar/Burma. Many of the Legacy Institute students are from various ethnic groups from within Burma, and some of those groups…