Just a couple of days ago I saw an interesting article posted. It was on Social Security and this year’s cost of living adjustment (COLA). Actually, this year there will be no cost of living adjustment for the second year in a row. WASHINGTON — As if voters don’t have enough to be angry about […]
Child abuse is non-discriminatory
Here is a statistic from 10 years ago: In 1999, an estimated 3,244,000 children were reported to Child Protective Services (CPS) agencies as alleged victims of child maltreatment. Child abuse reports have maintained a steady growth for the past ten years, with the total number of reports nationwide increasing 45% since 1987 (Nation Committee for […]
On the reality of this world
Responding to a post by another Christian, I posted the reply below. See what you think of it. The original post had to do with a couple who went into missions based on a “faith call” and ended up nearly destroyed. My wife and I were missionaries. We saw crashes; we saw successes; we ourselves […]
Apology to Guatemala
A news report being broadcast on all major networks: Washington — The United States apologized Friday for a 1946-1948 research study in which people in Guatemala were intentionally infected with sexually transmitted diseases. A statement by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius called the action “reprehensible.” […]
Research fund-raising and false explanations
The cartoon above gives what is one of the more popular views of research fund-raising. It is often seeing as a self-perpetuating attempt to keep money flowing rather than an enterprise oriented towards finding new knowledge. That is all too often true nowadays, but it was not always so. Frankly, we are a great part […]
When reality contradicts memory
Maybe it is my imagination, but lately I am seeing more and more cartoons with this type of theme. They are worried about the amount of time that our children spend indoors and the amount of time that they spend playing a game for entertainment or texting. More than one of the cartoons has the […]
Your sins can come back to pay you a visit
I have often jokingly told couples who are thinking of marriage that someday in the future, their sins will catch up to them when they have teenagers, particularly if they are daughters. I have also jokingly said that the reason that fathers, in particular, say so many “no’s” to their daughters and are so suspicious […]
Tight shoes, Good Samaritan, and Roman Catholics
Do you remember what Our Lord Jesus said to the Samaritan Woman when they had their discussion about worship? “Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.” Jesus declared, “Believe me, […]
The Pope’s Westminster Hall Address
Recently Pope Benedict XVI visited England. While there he addressed a rather large gathering of both religious and secular leaders at Westminster Hall. The leaders were from religion, politics, and academia. You can both watch and read his address here. What he said is important enough that I am going to pre-empt my next posting […]
Do you ever feel just a little old?
OK, I will admit it. I could easily see myself having a conversation of this type. It brings up an interesting story that my wife tells me about a certain member of her family asking why Duran Duran had two first names. Unfortunately, if I were to tell the story she would have to kill […]
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