Like you did? or Like I did? I was listening to President Obama speaking to reporters at a NATO meeting just now. While he was talking about the shootings in this country lately, those shot by police and the police shot in Dallas – I couldn’t help but keep saying – Like you did?
Ignorance of the law is no excuse! Unless …. The one in the news right now is — unless your last name is Clinton. But that’s just today. Pick your favorite way to complete the words after “unless …” – then read on.
Sanctuary Cities and Refugees have been in the news a lot lately. But where does the concept of sanctuary cities come from? And what was its original intent? Not surprisingly – its original intent in nothing like what we see today. Maybe what is a surprise – it started way back in the time
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Religious fundamentalism threatens global peace! How often do we hear this? And our own president blames Christianity as much as any religion. Maybe more. What is the truth though? Is this statement legitimate? What does history really tell us? Here’s one of the things that brought up this topic. I love to read.
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“Maybe at this point you think I’m being too tough on people who fake it. Perhaps you think that Jesus wouldn’t feel this way. If you believe that is true, then I would ask you to reconsider the New Testament, particularly the conversations Jesus had with religious leaders of the day.” Based on yesterday’s
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How many times do we read about a Christian who is faced with a loved one’s beliefs that come in conflict with their own? Lots of people won’t like what I have to say here. But it needs to be said, because sometimes the things we least want to hear are the very things that
“Emily Jackson. A girl who was easy to miss. He’d seen what happened whenever she entered the cafeteria and sat at a table. Suddenly, the other kids who were already there would remember something else they needed to do and would get up one at a time and leave. Or when a group of kids
Look at the candidates we have running for president of the U.S. today. Do we need either of them? Do we deserve both of them? I wrote on this topic about a year and a half ago. The original is here.
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Do you fear God? If you answered that question just now – I have more questions for you. What does “fear God” mean? What does it mean to you? What does it mean to me? What does it mean to God? How would you answer that question now? The image at the top may be
The problem of registering Muslims. Donald Trump Sets Off a Furor With Call to Register Muslims in the U.S. Sure – it sounds great to some people. If they don’t think about it too much. Even a little bit of thought would (should?) bring up all sorts of reasons why it’s not good at
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