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Woe to you who add house to house and join field to fieldtill no space is left and you live alone in the land. Isaiah 5:8 All too fitting given this week’s essay on Israel. Praise Be to God
Friday Reflection 10/9/26 Read More »
The Assumptions Are All Wrong Recently a clip from Real Time with Bill Maher made the rounds on social media. It was on the 25th anniversary of 9/11. I will ignore his salivating support for the national “security” agencies and focus on his comments regarding Israel. The underlying assumption that Maher makes is that Israel
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Psalm 46:1-3 Praise Be to God
Friday Reflection 10/2/26 Read More »
The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1 Praise Be to God
Friday Reflection 9/25/26 Read More »
Below is the statement Representative Barbara Lee made in opposition to the Authorization of the use of military force in Afghanistan on September 14, 2001: Mr. Speaker, Members, I rise today really with a very heavy heart, one that is filled with sorrow for the families and the loved ones who were killed and injured
Friday Reflection 9/11/26 Read More »
An updating of a post from 2021 as the United States commemorates another ill-named “Patriot” Day It Was Just Yesterday It hardly seems possible that 25 years have elapsed since the 9/11 attacks. Many things have changed. New career paths, the loss of family and friends, a strengthened faith (hopefully!) are just some of the
9/11 + 25: Less Free & Totally Broke Read More »
Imperial Hubris on Display The United States is now six months into a war (as of September 2, 2026) that the Administration said would last days. Confident in the supreme capabilities of the U.S. military and fresh off capturing Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela, Trump thought that he could easily orchestrate the collapse of the Iranian
The Iran War: Cease & Desist Read More »
Enemy du Jour Every empire must have an enemy to point at and focus upon. If there is not a bad guy looking to destroy all that is good in the world, which is of course defined as your empire, then the reason for the empire’s existence may be called into question. This does not
China is Weaker Than You Think: That’s A Problem Read More »
Bretton Woods as Monetary Actium Final Battles Don’t Tell the Whole Story The Battle of Actium is one of the most consequential moments in all of history, particularly in the history of Western Civilization. This was the moment that Octavian ended a decade of infighting between himself and Mark Antony for control of the Roman
The Rise of Monetary Empire Read More »
Recently I listened to some recorded sermons. In one of them was the classic Starfish Parable. If you are not familiar with this it is the story of a child who comes upon thousands and thousands of starfish stranded on the beach after a storm. They are dying. The child begins to carefully pick up
Friday Reflection 8/21/26 Read More »