Enough, already! The death of an NFL Football player at the hands of a drunk driver… Illegal immigrant who had been twice deported… is just another in a string of killings by people who shouldn’t even be in this country.…
Military Memoirs Need Not Be Always Dark and Somber
The Black Hills has been a national model for veterans who have chosen to write about their military experiences. First-person recollection promises an authenticity and immediacy that can be absent in more academic approaches. Chances are, professors…
Are Mega-Churches Misleading Christians?
I hesitate to criticize Christian leaders. This isn’t intended to be critical of any individual leader, but hopeful that Christians will return to some of the basics of Christianity. I am reminded of the Scripture from Romans 10: “For whosoever…
God is… The Most High God
God “is” “The Most High God”. “Is” meaning ; “existing in this moment of time“, and “the substance, characteristics, and/or character of a thing”. God “is” a “right now”, “in this moment” God; alive, active and available to us.…
The Failing Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention, after five weeks, was deadlocked. The large states were insisting that congressional representation be based on population; the smaller states wanted a one-state-one-vote rule. There seemed to be no answer. Eighty-one-year-old Benjamin Franklin, quiet during most of the deliberations,…
A Nation Divided Against Itself Will Not Stand
Jesus clearly stated in Matthew 12:25, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.” We are seeing that illustrated this week with the disclosing of the Foreign Intelligence…