A good leader motivates, doesn’t mislead, doesn’t exploit. Good leaders abhor wrongdoing of all kinds; sound leadership has a moral foundation. Good leaders cultivate honest speech; they love advisors who tell them the truth. An intemperate leader wreaks havoc in lives; you’re smart to stay clear of someone like that. Good-tempered leaders invigorate lives; they’re …
Just a Few of My Problems with “The Wall”
"Build the wall! Build it now!" they chant.* I have a number of problems with the wall that the president promised to construct and put it on Mexico's tab. I've written on this before. (See below.) Here are a few more reasons of mine that I believe it's a really bad idea. (I mean no …
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More On the POTUS’ Wall
"I would build a great wall, and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me, and I’ll build them very inexpensively. I will build a great great wall on our southern border and I’ll have Mexico pay for that wall." “I noticed all that beautiful barbed wire going up today. Barbed wire used properly can …
The Law is the Law, or is it? – Romans 13 and the Refugee Crisis (Part 6 of 5ish)
We’ve finally come to some concluding remarks on Romans 13:1-7. It did take a few more words than I anticipated, thus the “Part 6 of 5ish,” as anomalous as that is. We ended last time talking about the theological implications of the passage. I have a few more thoughts on that subject before calling it …
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The Law is the Law, or is it? – Romans 13 and the Refugee Crisis (Part 5 of 5ish)
“You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions!” Jesus I’ve been saying from the beginning of this series that Attorney General Jeff Sessions and other politicians, pundits, and preachers were mistaken when they used Romans 13:1-7 to justify the administration’s policy to separate parents from …
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