The term The American Dream was first made famous by James Truslow Adams in his book The Epic of America published in 1931. Ever since then that term has permeated our national consciousness to a place where it almost seems …
The American Dream Exchanged for an American Nightmare Read more »
With this week’s explosion over the question of financing contraceptives and abortafacients by religious organizations, we are visiting ground both ancient and forever new. We may be seeing what appears to be a unique fight beginning, but in its fundamental …
Dear Delegate Joseph P. Johnson Jr., I have followed the recent controversy concerning the 2012 United States, National Defense Authorization Act which seems by its language to hand authority to the military to arrest and indefinitely hold without trial, American …
Watching Freedom Evaporate (An Attempt to Do Something) Read more »
There is a curious statement by Jesus found in Matthew 23:15, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel about on sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as …
Not everything that matters to our civilization has its foundations laid in high places of government. We all know that of course but the daily news blabbers would never make you think otherwise. I had to untangle my mind and …
For Glory and for Beauty (An article NOT about the election) Read more »
The contest is now engaged to see who will be the Republican nominee for president in the next election. There is nothing else in the news. Every pundit yammers like an old air compressor pounding the few bits of actual …
As another election cycle advances upon us we Christians find ourselves vexed in our duties and allegiances. The conservative culture to which we are attracted informs us we must vote for the candidate that can win but our hearts understand …
The present political races for Republican nominee are a colorful reminder of the contradictions upon which we evangelicals build our thinking. The candidates know they need the conservative Christian vote but have a difficult time figuring out what exactly we …
Listening to the current field of Republican candidates for the presidential ticket has reminded me of a need for fundamental change in how we think about the issues of the day. The natural method for evaluating these people seems to …
It is 6:31 on Monday morning. I have been staring at the screen, praying, staring at the screen. There is so much to say and yet, nothing. We have common thoughts in an uncommon moment. The heart reaches but the …