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Today’s Excuse One of the most trotted out excuses for the US led proxy war in Ukraine is that Ukraine’s borders must be protected. The territorial integrity of Ukraine must be preserved, at an obviously enormous cost. Specifically what is meant by this claim is the borders of Ukraine as they existed in 1991. We …
Dear Mr. Warnock, I truly wish I did not need to write this letter, but the faith in Jesus as Risen Lord that was given to me leaves me no other alternative. I take as my Scriptural inspiration for this letter 1Tim 5:20, as unpleasant as that task may be. The recent Martin Luther King …
A Bit of Backtracking This post represents a bit of a reversal from what I stated at the start of the year. I had pledged to not discuss stewardship much, except in the context of the feeding of the war machine. I have reconsidered. It seems important enough that we as followers of Jesus think …
Who was Simon of Cyrene and Why is this Relevant? Simon of Cyrene was the man in the biblical accounts of Jesus’s crucifixion who was made by the Romans to carry Jesus’s cross. He was said to come from Cyrene, which is in North Africa (Matthew 27:32). In fact, the story of Simon is included …
Another Dylan Insight In 1963 Bob Dylan penned one of his masterpieces, a song called Only a Pawn in Their Game. The song was about the assassination of civil rights activist Medgar Evers in Jackson Mississippi. Evers was killed by Byron De La Beckwith on June 12, 1963. In his song Dylan painted a picture …
What is the “McGovern Moment”? The “McGovern Moment is a term I use to describe an all too brief historical period. It refers to the 1972 capture of the Democratic nomination, and much of the Democratic Party apparatus by George McGovern, then a Senator from South Dakota. It was in hindsight a most improbable turn …
Humanity on the Clock The Doomsday Clock is a metric that is published by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. This is an organization that is dedicated to reducing the man-made threats that put civilization at risk. The clock is the estimation of how close the world is to nuclear war. There is nothing magical …
The Godliness of Work Two weeks ago, on Labor Day I published a piece about the anti-labor lobby. It focused on the various policies that the ostensibly “pro-labor” lobby advocated. This week I wish to go beyond the policies and dive into a bit of the culture that drives those ideas. It is a culture …
A repost from last year as the nation commemorates another ill-named “Patriot” Day It Was Just Yesterday It hardly seems possible that 21 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 changes that I …
You Is What You Is Let’s be clear upfront; the strongest voices against labor are among those who ostensibly advocate on behalf of…labor. It is an odd dichotomy to be sure and one that at first blush seems counter intuitive. Yet, a cursory examination, along with some basic economic knowledge will show that today’s labor …