“I avow my firm persuasion that to the decline of religion and morality our national difficulties must both directly and indirectly be chiefly ascribed; and that my only solid hopes for the well being of my country depend, not so much on her fleets and armies, not so much on the wisdom of her rulers, …
A Team of Opposites
Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. Ephesians 4:2-3 If your man or woman wins the presidential election, celebrate but don’t gloat. And if yours loses, …
Providence, Prayer, and Protest
I said in a previous post that “’Liberty and justice for some’” isn’t a world we can tolerate, especially when we’re not included in “the some.’” So, what can we do about it? What do our biblically informed consciences tell us? They say a few things, that God is sovereign and worthy to be trusted, …
A Comic, a Candidate, and a Few Bad Cops
What Do They Have in Common? “Do unto those downstream as you would have those upstream do unto you.” Wendell Berry The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern. Proverbs 29:7 I offer these brief thoughts as sort of an addendum to my previous posts called, “What Should …
New Aged Wine
“No one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’” Luke 5:38 Let’s talk wine… Besides the cheap wine I guzzled as a teenager, I know next to nothing about wine. Though an oenophile I’m not, there is something called the Internet from which one might become moderately conversant …
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