June 30, 2019
“The truth is that Iran and the United States are now engaged in a great chess match. But the stakes are not those of intellectual gymnastics. The game is no game, for it involves the lives, and possible deaths, of thousands.” — Victor Davis Hanson, noted author/historian/professor For the past couple days, the biggest Trump […]
Tags: aborted retaliatory strike, Arab oil supply, failed nuclear deal, foreign policy, Heritage Foundation, international diplomacy, Iranian aggression, James Phillips, measured response, Middle Eastern oil, military restraint, nuclear power, oil tanker attacks, oil-dependent economies, patience, President Trump, sanctions, shot down drone, Trump administration, uranium enrichment, Victor Davis Hanson
Posted in Politics |
June 23, 2019
MORES (pronounced like “morays”): “folkways of central importance accepted without question and embodying the fundamental moral views of a group” — Webster’s Dictionary Bible reading can be… confusing, at times. And, even when it doesn’t seem to be, sometimes we misunderstand what is actually being advised, commanded, described, or otherwise referred to. One of the […]
Tags: ANE customs and worldviews, biblical lessons about money, Brandon O'Brien, Christian modesty in dress, cultural blinders, cultural mores, economical modesty, I Corinthians 11, I Timothy 2, Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes, misunderstanding Scripture, Randy Richards, sexual modesty, Western presuppositions, women's head covering
Posted in Religion |
June 16, 2019
“[I]t seems to me to be very unfair; it’s called freedom of speech.” — President Trump to CNN Just to be clear up front, the particular “problematic” women I’m referring to are not those who are actually a problem for the President — e.g., Omarosa or Stormy or Nancy. Rather, I’m talking about influential women […]
Tags: Candace Owens, Communications Director, freedom of speech, Hans von Spakovsky, Hatch Act violations, Henry Kerner, Kellyanne Conway, OSC charges, Pat Cipollone, recommended firing, resignation, Ryan Saavedra, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, search for replacement, Senior Counselor to the President, Stephanie Grisham, The Daily Signal, Trump administration, U.S. Office of Special Counsel, White House Press Secretary, White House response
Posted in Politics |
June 9, 2019
“If you think President Trump is a terrible person and you’re mad that a pastor chose to pray for him, then you need to swiftly reexamine the gospel message — and your own heart. Trump’s sin should not deflect our desire and responsibility to pray for Him — indeed the more sin we observe the […]
Tags: "woke", 1 Timothy, anti-Trump lens, Bible trumps feelings, hurt SJW, I Tim 2:1-6, leaders need godly wisdom, Pastor David Platt, political bias, pray for our leaders, special day of prayer for the President, surprise visit, Trump at McLean Bible Church, Trump receives prayer, unscheduled stop
Posted in Politics, Politics & Religion, Religion |
June 2, 2019
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” — Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) God’s Word is filled with words of wisdom, encouragement, and comfort, primarily for those who put their trust in Him. Unfortunately, many […]
Tags: claiming biblical promises, covenant Israel, exile of Judah, Hananiah, Jer. 29:11, Jeremiah, King Zedekiah, misapplying biblical promises, misuse of Scripture, plans to give you hope and a future, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, rightly dividing the Word of God, Southern Kingdom, taking verses out of context, the Weeping Prophet
Posted in Religion |