Against all Odds“For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11
As we bring our series to a close on current events in the Middle East, we turn our thoughts today to the tiny nation of Israel. View full article »
“Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”
― Patrick Henry
Since America was attacked on 9-11, the cost of freedom has been high. Although the War on Terror View full article »
Gender IdentityThis week the city of Laramie approved city order 1915 which will prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in housing, employment and access to public facilities.
There are no religious exemptions in the order and this order has criminal penalties for violation of fines up to $750 or a jail sentence of up to 6 months or both. View full article »
Who was Dietrich Bonhoeffer and why do we have him?Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident, and key founding member of the Confessing Church. Bonhoeffer was known for his staunch resistance to the Nazi dictatorship, including vocal opposition to Hitler’s euthanasia program and genocidal persecution of the Jews. View full article »
“Be not the first by whom the new is tried…”
Alexander Pope, Criticism
It seems that the United States of America, and thus by default the state of Wyoming, is being swept along by a rip tide of activists seeking to redefine sexuality from being one of the inherent qualities of personhood, to being defined by pure choice. Departing from the Constitutional definition View full article »
Lessons from a GrandchildWe don’t live in the same town as our children and their families and I don’t get to see them nearly as often as I would like so it is very special whenever we get to spend time together.
During one recent visit God used my grandson to cut through the years and layers of pretense in my life and straight to my heart. View full article »
I was disheartened this week to learn that one of my favorite Christian bloggers (Matt Walsh) was “throwing in” with Mormon Glen Beck and The Blaze.
I have enjoyed reading and sharing Matt’s no-nonsense, Christian views on contemporary issues that many others are afraid of touching because of political correctness. View full article »