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Category Archives: In the News
Diversify, Diversify, Diversify – or Maybe Not
Financial investment decisions are especially challenging for my wife and me. Years ago we were victimized by some unscrupulous lawyers with a clever Ponzi scheme. Ever since, we tend to offer about the same level of trust to dispensers of … Continue reading
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Tagged Diversify, Diversity
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Fireworks – Inside and Out
The concert at the Lincoln Memorial on Thursday evening was a spectacular lead-in to Friday’s inauguration and a powerful culmination to an intense and dramatic presidential campaign. The climax of the event was the most stirring rendition of “The Battle … Continue reading
Sometimes the Giants Don’t Win!
Well…, the ones that always accuse us of being intolerant, and who ride around in their hybrid cars with ‘Peace’ and ‘Coexist’ stickers, and who incessantly accuse us of being ‘haters’ are taking their brand of ‘tolerance’ and ‘coexistence’ to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Election, Giants, Praise, Therapy dogs, Trump vs. Hillary
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Sometimes There’s No Middle Ground
The call for God’s people to make a sobering decision is not new. Prior to their entrance into the land He had promised to give them, for instance, He said this: “I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, … Continue reading
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No Polling Data Available?
They’re everywhere. Finding distressed, discouraged, and despondent people in the ranks of self-proclaimed ‘Christians’ these days is about as difficult as finding strange-looking folks at a Star Trek convention. Those that get information from sources other than mainstream media are … Continue reading
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Conscience Conundrums, Loose Cannons, and Civic Confusion – Part II
As indicated at the outset in Part I of this post, I keep running into evidence among Christians of the kind of ‘upside down thinking’ plaguing our country and debilitating our churches. It’s time to muster the courage to adopt … Continue reading