What could better epitomize the Donald Trump version of a great America than sweaty gladiators beating each other up in a cage on the White House South Lawn while bloodthirsty rich men and women in tuxes and evening gowns cheer them on? Hunger Game spectacles such as these have been done before. Think Nero and …
What Laws Can and Cannot Do
People ask me why I waste my time writing about what’s going on in our country’s political sphere. “Governments and politics can’t change the real problem, which is in the human heart,” they say. “And only God can do that. Shouldn’t we focus our attention to sharing Christ with people and praying their hearts will …
The Groan of the Godly
“Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4) Lament is an indispensable periodic posture for the person who loves Jesus and loves the same people he loves. Those who do it are “comforted” by the fact that they are loving people in a way similar to the way Jesus loves them …
A Possible Reason for Some People’s Adamant Attachment to Donald Trump
It’s called the “Sunk-cost Fallacy.” Definition: The Sunk-cost Fallacy is the phenomenon whereby a person is reluctant to abandon a strategy or course of action because they have invested heavily in it, even when it is clear that abandonment would be more beneficial. It causes irrational decisions by focusing on irretrievable costs, commonly known as …
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Is Meekness Weakness?
The meek bridle their lust for power and live to serve others. “The ‘politics’ of the Kingdom,” says Scott Bessenecker, “has more to do with meekness, submission and dying to self than it does with exercising authority to increase my share in this life (emphasis mine).” Some outside observers evaluate Jesus’ words about being good …
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