Category Archives: Faith and Politics

A Biased Look at Good News

Posted on August 26, 2017 by

Last week I indulged in a little sarcasm directed toward what appears to be an obsessive tendency in the media these days to suppress, deny, avoid, or challenge information that most of us would classify as “good news”. That trend … Continue reading →

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Slavery Worth Protesting!

Posted on August 19, 2017 by

This may be something you haven’t heard in a while—an actual piece of bona fide good news. We could all use some after a week that included threats of a North Korean nuclear holocaust, a bloody “radical left vs. radical … Continue reading →

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Narratives–Irritating Distractions or Divine Directives?

Posted on July 15, 2017 by

My uncle once remarked about his wife, “She’ll talk with you about anything you want to talk about—as long as it’s horses.” It was his way of alerting folks to the fact that my aunt was a horse enthusiast—“enthusiast” meaning, … Continue reading →

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Divisiveness in America–A Right Side Up Perspective

Posted on July 8, 2017 by

Posting a picture of a hangnail that you think makes your thumb look like John the Baptist would be more likely to go viral these days than another impassioned, whining reminder that we live in a divided nation. Google pops … Continue reading →

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Fake News and Grandma’s Crochet Hook

Posted on June 10, 2017 by

I wasn’t sure what to expect as she pulled the string over my thumb, wrapped it around my forefinger, and put the little hook thingy in my hand. Grandma was about to teach her five-year-old grandson how to crochet. It … Continue reading →

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Climate ‘Accord’ vs. Christ’s Redemption

Posted on June 3, 2017 by

Lots of folks in the upper echelons of government, academia, and most importantly the world of news and entertainment media declare with absolute certainty these days that the human race is now doomed and are shocked and dismayed at this … Continue reading →

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