The USA is a country divided between two extremes. Both extremes do not hide their intention to silence or neuter their ideological opponents. Both sides accuse the other side of violence, symbolic or actual, against their side. In the middle is a moderate group that appears to be growing smaller. I doubt there is anything […]
El Salvador and freedom from murder
CNN just published a story titled, “Critics denounce their government as a dictatorship. But these people say they’ve never felt so free.” I recommend following the link to read the story, as my comments are based on it. Here is a good and thoughtful story. El Salvador was dying. Its people were leaving. MS-13 had […]
On immediate blame and post-incident analyses, or post-Trump assassination attempt blame
An acquaintance of mine was reasonably upset at the failed assassination attempt on ex-President Trump. He commented, “We’re seeing an absolute failure of people who should know how to do their jobs. Absolutely anybody (except, apparently, Secret Service people) could tell you that it’s a good idea to keep people off the roof if it […]
Supreme Court’s latest on religious vaccination exemptions
I agree with this decision.1 Being “religious” does not give one the right to endanger the children of other parents. Being “religious” does not exempt you from any law you do not like, though it may exempt you from a very few laws. I do not believe in an absolute right of individual conscience. A […]
St. Paul on the difficulty of becoming a Christian
When I say in the title that this post is on the difficulty of becoming a Christian, I am not talking about the initial acceptance of Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. Evangelicals are correct in stating that this initial step is not an apparently difficult step to take. No, I am talking about […]
Memorial Day 2024
On behalf of the President of the United States, the United States (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, or Coast Guard), and a grateful nation, please accept this flag as a symbol of our appreciation for your loved one’s honorable and faithful service. Traditional sentence spoken at the ceremony of the presentation of the flag […]
Eastern Orthodoxy and the KJV, part 2
In part 1, I pointed out that part of the support for the KJV Bible is founded on the argument that the Textus Receptus is a special text that God protected. The English Anglicans then translated that text, thus preserving God’s true word. Behind the argument concerning the transmission of the Textus Receptus is the […]
Eastern Orthodoxy and the KJV, part 1
Orthodoxy in the USA and Canada has an English conundrum. No, I am not talking about the country of England. I am talking about the language used. At least two of our jurisdictions argue that the only proper version of English to use in prayer and worship is 18th-19th-century English. No earlier or later English […]
Yeshua, Yehoshua, Jesus
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet;1 Recently I received an email sent to my church email address in which an entire argument was made as to whether we fail to receive power and/or blessing from God because we are using the wrong name […]
An answer to a set of questions
I received questions in the comments on one of my blog posts. I answered the person but then thought that I would include the answer as a post. You will not understand the context since you do not see the questions. Nevertheless, I think the answer is understandable enough for me to post. See what […]
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