People who demonstrate an unwillingness to pay attention (to anything other than the sound of their own voices) typically present an impoverished point of view. Continue reading instead of “drop the mic” – try passing it to someone else.
But if you simply leverage God’s good name in order to make yourself look acceptable in public, and use Almighty God as a cover for more inaction, then I pray that you will soon be revealed for the hypocrites you are! Continue reading I’m all about praying, but not as a cover for inaction
Any exchange that comes from an “I’m right, you’re wrong” mentality is destined to journey away from truth. When dialogue is replaced by diatribe, discourse will inevitably devolve. Continue reading we will never learn if we won’t listen
the escalating cost associated with both higher education and fundamental healthcare has placed the United States in danger of becoming a nation where the idea of equality comes with an increasingly lengthy disclaimer. Continue reading how are they to hear without someone to proclaim? (one cost of post-graduate debt)
Do we trust God… or do we believe we’re the ones with all the answers? Really? Are we seriously confident that we have things figured out that well? Are we that close to world peace, political detente, and domestic nirvana – so close that we don’t need to trust God? So… how exactly has that been working for us? Continue reading So, do we trust God?
I’m all for the separation of church and state, and I believe America needs to be governed by people of all perspectives and persuasions when it comes to faith, but there is absolutely no substitute for virtue, and character, and integrity, and honesty, and trustworthiness, and incorruptibility… and – to use an extraordinarily powerful word that doesn’t get much mileage nowadays – uprightness. Continue reading politics is no longer important – the critical issue in D.C. is character
Unwillingness to compromise isn’t just impractical, it’s un-American:
Continue reading why “normal” is meaningless and “moderate” means everything…
[David] charged Solomon his son, saying, “I am going the way of all the earth. Be strong, therefore, and show yourself a man. Keep the charge of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His ordinances, and His testimonies, according to what is written in the Law of Moses, that you may succeed in all that you do … Continue reading the rock paper scissors of good government
It is as if the lamp held by Lady Liberty is no longer lifted so high, that the light has dimmed, or that it is partially shaded for many of the tempest-tossed. Continue reading notes from a concerned citizen – just another immigrant
all these restrictive and constrictive labels – “conservative,” “liberal,” “progressive,” “reactionary,” etc., labels so glibly applied to whole groups of people – say very little about our hearts, our dreams, and our common love for living life in freedom and joy. Continue reading applause lines, and the good people of “already great” North Carolina
