Learning From Children, Changing Our Government
“I thought we were going to…” “But you said…” “Daddy, you promised!” Not that I ever intentionally lie to my children, but I have heard those words plenty of times over the course of the last ten...
View ArticleWhat Do You Mean?
The observation was simple enough, followed by two equally simple but crucial questions. In response to an ongoing debate over “traditional, biblical marriage” and “same-sex marriage,” I first stated...
View Article‘Plight of the Tiger:’ The Palestinian People and Their Suffering
Bright and beautiful 19-year-old Maryam would like specialize in the field of medicine, and there is certainly great need for medical professionals where she lives. Unfortunately for this aspiring,...
View ArticleReview of ‘2016: Obama’s America’
Right up front let me say that I did not vote for Barak Obama in 2008 nor do I plan on voting for him this year. Let me also say that, though I have for many years now disassociated myself from either...
View ArticleA People With No Land … And Other Myths About Palestine
Jewish villages were built in the place of Arab villages. You do not even know the names of these Arab villages, and I do not blame you because geography books no longer exist. Not only do the books...
View ArticleMixed Signals or Consistent Appeal: Reviewing Election 2012
Americans went to the polls, re-elected Barack Obama, returned control of the Senate to the Democrats and control of the House of Representatives to the Republicans. In other words, it seems voters...
View ArticleWe the People… Do We Have Any Say-So?
Well, as a matter of fact, we do! In the form of initiatives, referendums, even non-binding advisories, average American citizens truly are able to impact government; we just don’t. At least not...
View ArticleGuardians of God
Guardians of God? Well, yes. Apparently the Almighty One needs guardians to protect his divine character and integrity and, well, really anything and everything having to do with God. So it would seem,...
View ArticleHitting Right at 2,000!
As of this Sunday morning, at 11:10 (CST) exactly 1,648 individuals had signed my “Raise the Federal Poverty Level (FPL)” petition! Just yesterday, I was notifying supporters that we were approaching...
View ArticleI Am Not … But I Wonder
I’m not a shopper, hopper, nor a pill-popper; I’m not a preacher, teacher, not a people-leecher; I’m not a vendor, lender, nor a mind-bender; I’m not a thug, slug, not an assassin-bug; But I wonder who...
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