Political and Social Commentary
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Part of the value of headlines is they prompt us to read. But the downside is, they may be an excuse for not reading.
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It takes us back to another time when truth was considered a tool of relativity and expediency.
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"An indefinable something is to be done, in a way nobody knows how , at a time nobody knows when, that will accomplish nobody knows what." – Thomas B. Reed, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, 1889 to 1891 and 1895 to 1899 Known for his sharp-tongued wit and distaste for business as…
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I have been growing more and more deeply troubled by the way so many from my heritage in conservative Christianity – in its Evangelical, Charismatic, and Roman Catholic streams – have allowed themselves to be spiritually formed by various conservative political and economic ideologies. It's been disturbing to see how many Christians have begun to…
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We've got another scandal in Washington – the kind we love, juicy, sexual, tawdry, and polarizing. And the Man in sandals walks among us unshaken, knowing what He has always known – that we are vulnerable and flawed and ever so needy of His grace and mercy. Here is what we do, and this is…
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Those of us who pray and, specifically, those of us who pray publically, are often caught in a theological and ethical crisis when confronted with certain issues. We are called to pray the prayers of the people, but also called to attempt to ascertain the general wil of God in prayer. How do we pray…
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I hate to offend, but to never offend would be to never take a position on anything. And I am not sure this is a position. Nor am I sure I understand all the variables. I have been listening to arguments and, as with most viewpoints, people on both sides have good points and are…
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A number of days ago, I wrote an entry criticizing the President for asking us to trust the government to always act in our best interests without checks, balances, and oversight. It wasn't about him – but IT, the government. It was a philosophical and constitutional concern. The context was the ballyhoo over the private…
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I heard our President ask us to trust him again today. It caused me some concern – especially for a guy who does not like to polarize himself or others politically. I think most of the distinctions we draw are unnecessarily divisive and intrinsically false. But he said, "Trust me," and it struck me as…
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President Bussh apparently had some good things to say in his speech last night. I was a bit distracted by trying to keep score of who was applaudng and who was sitting with folded hands on which points. I did not realize that the nation's father's envisioned the the State of the Union report as…
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