B-A-C-H and The Art of the Faith

The following quotes are sourced from J. S. Bach in Japan: ”What people need in this situation is hope in the Christian sense of the word, but hope is an alien idea here,” says the renowned organist Masaaki Suzuki, founder and conductor of the Bach Collegium Japan. He is the driving force behind the “Bach…

Star Course: The King Awakens!

“Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” [The magi] “Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.”… “After they had heard the king, they went on their…

Gender In, Gender Out?

From the perspective of having worked with a para-church group that has ministered to free people from the cycle of homosexuality, I would like to address a concern of mine… Recently I saw a huge sign outside a mega-church that offered a “Biblical” approach to gender.  The wording was directed at teenagers. Though seemingly innocuous…

Aurora, Illinois Planned Parenthood Protest Aug 8-22-2015

August 22, 2015 protest Against Planned Parenthood:     Where:  Planned Parenthood, 3051 E. New York St., Aurora, IL 60504 630-585-0500 Planned Parenthood Detail: Categories: Hospital & Medical Center, Doctor  & Clinic, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Abortion, Pregnancy Information, Infertility Counseling, Abortion Information, Abetting…Mutilation, Eugenics, Selling of fetal body parts, Dr. Mengele’s human experiments, First-degree murder,…

Ends Justifying the Means & Dereliction of Duty: “You can’t have one without the other”

“Where is there dignity unless there is honesty?” ― Marcus Tullius Cicero First:  A Dereliction of Dignity “Justice Kennedy and Dignity”  Prior to the SCOTUS ruling on same-sex marriage:  “He [Justice Kennedy] explained that “by authorizing same-sex unions and same-sex marriages, New York sought to give further protection and dignity to that bond.” “…”Justice Kennedy…