Faith and American History

The Next Black Swan

The Next Black Swan

by | Jun 27, 2015 | , ,

It has now been almost seven years since the world went through its last financial meltdown, or Black Swan, and from sixty-eight years of personal observation, it’s about time for another one, because they always eventually happen, no matter what the elites and the regulators promise. A good definition of a Black Swan is at BlackSwanEvents.org: “A Black Swan event is an event in human history that was unprecedented and unexpected at the point in time it occurred. However, after evaluating the...

Daddy, Y Are We Hunting for Eggs?

Daddy, Y Are We Hunting for Eggs?

by | Apr 5, 2015 | ,

Last Saturday we made our usual afternoon trip to the local Y to work out.  Outside the front door was a large inflatable bunny and a sign inviting us to the Eggsplosion Egg Hunt, which we had apparently just missed.  Some young children were leaving with their parents, having their pictures taken with the inflatable bunny. Inside at the front desk was a second sign, and throughout the building there were others. Lots of information was on the signs, including an invitation to the Bunny Buffet...

Thoughts on 2014 Surprises

Thoughts on 2014 Surprises

by | Dec 30, 2014 | , ,

Ending 2014 with five personal thoughts on events that surprised me: Shortly after Memorial Day I attended a professional breakfast on current topics in commercial real estate. There were several hundred well dressed attendees, of all ages and both genders. The MC began by mentioning Memorial Day and remembering those who had given the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.  Then he asked for all of those who had served in the U.S. military to stand up to be recognized. I am used to that request...

The Truths Behind Why I will vote for a Libertarian or a Conservative

The Truths Behind Why I will vote for a Libertarian or a Conservative

by | Oct 30, 2014 | ,

One of our children recently lamented how difficult it is in the current political climate to understand what really is "truth", since all sides seem to claim it.  He declared himself to be a post-modern when it comes to issues and candidates. That conclusion troubled me, and so I set out to find truths outside of the current political cycle which can help inform us about how we should look at issues and at candidates.  The following is the result of that process. “Truth is simple, and...

Freedom of Worship Pushes Secularist Victory

Freedom of Worship Pushes Secularist Victory

by | Oct 31, 2013 | , ,

One guaranteed way to win an argument is to insure that your opponent never has any input into the debate.  The secular lock-out of religious input into the public square has been gaining strength for decades, but now the pace of this discrimination is rapidly increasing. I have written previously on Alexis de Tocqueville’s 1836 observation that America’s unique strength was how Judeo-Christian faith and values were woven deeply and inexorably into the multi-faceted quilt of our society. ...

Race Relations: There is Only One Relation that Matters

Race Relations: There is Only One Relation that Matters

by | Jul 27, 2013 | ,

We will never have proper race relations until we recognize the fundamental role of God, try as we might with programs, laws, textbooks, pundits and cable news town halls After all, He is the Creator of us all.  If we have a common Father, then we are all brothers and sisters.  It doesn’t mean that we are all exactly alike, but that we are all family—and are all equal. When that perspective takes hold in the life of a believer, differences between us become something to celebrate, never to...

Who or What Will Fill the Leadership Void in Our Nation?

Who or What Will Fill the Leadership Void in Our Nation?

by | Jun 26, 2013 | ,

As we approach the 237th anniversary of July 4, 1776, I have several disparate but related thoughts.  We are a young nation. It seems impossible to me, but in just my sixty-six years I have lived through over one quarter of our nation’s history.  If you trace back only four generations past my grandfather, those men actually fought in the American Revolution. Our nation is young, and as others have said, it is as much a unique combination of ideas as it is a place.  It was founded on personal...

Intentional Faith

by | Feb 10, 2013 | , ,

Last week Mark Tidwell spoke at Ken Boa’s Bible Study in Atlanta.  Please, when you have forty-two minutes, watch Mark’s talk at https://www.kenboa.org/video/2013-01-30-wed/--nothing I could write today will have the impact of Mark’s story.  And he has a powerful book, Leave A Mark. https://www.leaveamarknow.com/ Mark emphaszied a word that has been resonating with me for some time: intentional. To me it means that we take every opportunity we are given to communicate truth.  In our writing,...

Christmas 2012

by | Dec 24, 2012 | ,

We need a Savior. Even as our family gathers this week, blessed with good health, a thriving new generation, and jobs, our joy is balanced by the ever-present reminders of evil, chaos and death. Mass murder of innocents at an elementary school.  The fiscal cliff about to force a huge increase in taxes, and add to our nation’s uncertainty.  My good friend from high school and his family struggling with the reality of disease and life’s finiteness. If God had left us on our own to cope with the...

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