What Were You Expecting to See?

  “What were you expecting to see,” he asked, “when you went out to the desert? A reed wobbling in the wind?” Jesus speaking to the crowds about John the Baptist, Matthew’s gospel account 11: 7 “A decline in courage may be the most striking feature that an outside observer notices in the West today.…

Take “The Shack” Out Back

  Young is just regurgitating 2nd-century heresy. He imagines he's smarter and kinder than God. You're not missing anything. — Foundations (@FoundationsRad) June 4, 2017 (And yes, I know that each century since Christ, artists have rendered each person of the Trinity. Some have done so being faithful to a Scriptural rendering of the Trinity,…

Islam, the “Lunatic Left” and Their Problem with Truth

  “See here,” Jesus continued, “I’m sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves. So be shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.” Matthew’s Gospel 10: 16 ~~~ Clarion Words heard in Anne Marie Waters’ talk at “Dangerous Words 250” Free Speech conference, October 1, 2016 “…truth is the real enemy…” “…but free speech matters…

Intrinsic, Not Extrinsic

  “God has committed himself, ever since creation, to working through his creatures–in particular, through his image-bearing human beings–but they have all let Him down.” ― N.T. Wright, Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense ~~~ The waitress who brought me my order of eggs and bacon this morning at the Sweetened Sacks of Flour caught…

“Now is the ruler of the world cast out” (Henchmen to follow)

  Patria o muerte! [Homeland or death] Che Guevara, December 11, 1964, 19th General Assembly of the United Nations in New York. “Executions?” Guevara told the UN General Assembly in 1964. “We execute! And we will continue executing as long as it is necessary.” “Guevara was a man whose interest in justice is best summed…

“Attention Must Be Paid”

  Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman and “82,000” has been on my mind lately. Here is a brief intro video.  No comment will be necessary. The video following has Linda Loman saying “Attention must be paid” to 63-year-old Willy Loman [2:50] “We were almost free and clear.” I suggest watching the entire play.