Category Archives: Wake Up Calls

Blind Allegiance – Trust with a Nasty Twist

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

In the Disney movie, ‘Aladdin’, there’s a scene early in the film in which Aladdin and his newfound friend, who’s really a Princess in disguise, are catching their breath and enjoying what was becoming a romantic moment in Aladdin’s quarters. … Continue reading →

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Wait … So Robots Are People Now? And the Unborn Are Not??

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

The imminent arrival of another ‘Sanctity of Life’ Sunday always challenges my capacity for astonishment in two directions. On the one hand, it’s hard to absorb the realization that we have killed at least 58,586,256 babies since 1973. That figure alone … Continue reading →

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Sometimes There’s No Middle Ground

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

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?

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

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

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

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 →

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Allegations, Outrage ~ and a Grip on the Vital Issues

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

If you happen not to be in a coma, and if you’re not so ‘off-the-grid’ that WikiLeaks and the Russian hackers can’t find you, then you’ve likely had recurrent visits lately from emotions you’d rather avoid, like anger, frustration, disgust, … Continue reading →

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