I remember Ronald Reagan’s presidential election. And I distinctly remember the horrible condition Reagan stepped into when he pushed Jimmy Carter out of the White House: 19% interest rates that resulted in massive layoffs resulting in skyrocketing inflation along with America’s foreign policy in the tank, and the Cold War threatening another World War: but […]
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We have watched the dissolution of the civility of American citizens that identified our nation as the kindest nation of people in history. Our leaders no longer talk about unity, looking past each other’s differences and respecting those different from us. Those have been replaced by divisiveness I’ve never seen until the turn of the
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Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Deuteronomy 31:6 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen
Vignettes from progressive Christianity today: A Presbyterian church goes viral online for marking the Transgender Day of Visibility with a public prayer to the “God of Pronouns.” The congregants of the church, First Presbyterian of Iowa City, pay obeisance to “the God of Trans Being,” giving due glory to “the Great They/Them.” The United Methodist Church
I have always considered myself an ordinary guy, even though I never stopped thinking about just what that term means. I guess that now, in my “senior years,” I really should consider what that “ordinary” tag means. What does “ordinary” mean when describing a person? The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines ordinary as “of common quality, rank
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Memorial Day in 1982, “The Gipper” took to the stage at Arlington Cemetery in Washington D.C. President Reagan was famous for his speeches given in the most solemn of events. None could ever approach his tribute to the thousands of Americans who lost their lives by giving their lives to the nation they served. It’s
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Introduction “See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not
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30 years ago I use to go out of my way to spend a night in Chicago when traveling close. There were quaint music clubs I loved to visit, musical instrument factories where I’d sample new trumpets and accessories, and having lunch or dinner at the old Gino’s on Rush (R.I.P.) was an absolute must.
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Who among conservatives still believes that our answers can be found working with the Republican Party? Oh…there are some of you out there? Okay, then please present some evidence that that will work for us. There isn’t any you say? You say that even though conservatives have striven for GOP leadership since Barry Goldwater,
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The last few weeks, the world had been writing off the United States as either crazy or irrelevant as it watches America cannibalize itself. Friends tremble at our sudden decline. Enemies rejoice. Neutrals make the necessary adjustments to join the ascendant non-American side. The symptoms of our decline abroad appear everywhere. The more Joe Biden
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