Archives for 2011

https://www.mdifitness.com/lpcimrb2ks OK, so what controversy(ies) is the comic above about? GRIN. I can think of more than one.

https://www.andrewlhicksjrfoundation.org/uncategorized/ssvvo5mo I have posted before on the subject of usury. There was once upon a time when usury was not simply illegal in the USA, but the USA defined what was considered usury. You should know a couple of facts: In 1980, because of inflation, Congress passed the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act exempting […]

https://www.varesewedding.com/x2ys5mqt The posting I had on “definitions of poor” had several interesting return comments that are worth considering. Let me quote parts of them. The various paragraphs are from different people. Poor is also relative. Sometimes what is seen as poor in the USA would be seen as not so poor to the refugee who has […]

Today I received another of those e-mail forwards that supposedly tell the truth, but are actually rants full of stereotypes, misinformation, and–dare I say it–class warfare of the type that supposedly only the “left” does. This time the e-mail was about how the whole political debate is about those who do not have wanting to […]

https://municion.org/ocn586up9 What are three important components of mission? According to the website of the OCA (Orthodox Church in America), they are: Witness, Baptize, Worship. And, of course that makes sense. People are drawn to Christ when they both hear and see a living faith — Witness. As they come in, they need to have their questions answered. This […]

https://hazenfoundation.org/3yma03qmq4o There are about a dozen national holidays in the year. When I was young, it was the common practice to give workers the day off on such a national holiday. Oh, I admit that not every national holiday was observed, but certainly almost all employees in most of the country received most of those holidays […]