I’ve been watching the news from Egypt with a mixture of hope and apprehension, but mostly apprehension. Mubarak finally has stepped down, and he has handed the government over to the army. It is a sad commentary, indeed, that the military is the only […]
Tag: America
Politics and godliness
Since the mid-1980s I’ve counted myself as a conservative. I spent time on the abortion barricades and in the public square, advocating for morality and for America’s return to her Constitutional roots, as the only basis on which we can survive in any recognizable […]
VA. School District Reposts Ten Commandments
Be still my heart. A public school district has decided to post the Ten Commandments back up on the walls of all its schools: A southwest Virginia school district has reposted copies of the Bible’s Ten Commandments in all county schools, despite concerns that […]
The church and today’s youth
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. I’m going to tie together a few recent headlines here, to try to get a sense of where we are headed as a church and as a nation. On the bad side, […]
“Parent One”, “Parent Two”
There is plenty to be disturbed about in our nation, even on a daily basis, but this latest story struck me as a milestone to be noted. Yesterday, the State Department announced that it was “improving” passport applications to ask for information about “Parent […]
Representative Giffords shot dead -update: she’s alive and expected to pull through, praise God.
Word just came in that Congresswoman Giffords of Arizona has been shot dead, along with several others. I don’t know if there was political motivation behind this, or just a slightly purer form of mental illness, but this is a terrible event for this […]
An answer to invasive searches
The problem of identifying terrorists has become much more subtle than we once thought it to be, and our methodology of dealing with the problem is pathetically inadequate. There is not a machine or a manual inspection technique possible that will detect the explosive delivery methods that are already extant or that are coming soon. Yet the authorities continue to place all their trust in such inspection mechanisms.
Another chance for America, another chance for the church
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. -Prov 16:18 And so it’s true, pride comes before a fall; I’m telling you, so that you don’t lose all. – John Lennon, “I’m a loser”, 1965 Yesterday, America gave the Democrats an historic drubbing. […]
Taking back America
This has already gone viral, and for good reason. Christie has done an amazing job facing down deeply entrenched special interests that are destroying our nation from within. I am glad that some people have the specific calling to the governmental realm, and are […]
The seduction of a nation
Yesterday I watched video of Bill Clinton stumping for Maurice Hinchey, one of the most odious characters in a Congress that has quite a few. Clinton was heckled, and he took control of the situation by bragging on his four balanced budgets as president. […]
No American
Folks, elections matter. This November's is only a midterm, but it is critically important. Because we have been given responsibility, we will be held accountable for how we vote. So much is at stake. Use discernment. Pray it through. Don't vote for the ones who make big promises. Their promises are empty. Vote for the ones who will work to get the nation back to its historical moral and spiritual foundations. That's the only true road to unity and healing.
The fleecing of a nation
Some think that God has no place in politics. But the Bible tells us that we are not to be overcome by evil. Cynicism must not rule us. We are to watch and pray and to occupy until the Master returns. We are to be faithful in “unrighteous riches”. We are to expose evil, rejoice in truth, and overcome evil with good.
4th of July Message, by Rick Joyner
This came in via the ElijahList today, and it gives some good food for thought. I've never seen the levels of anger and coarseness we now have in America. I can understand some of it, because we are rapidly abandoning our foundation and, unsurprisingly but yet distressingly, falling apart. But Joyner brings us back to what James 3 tells us is the true wisdom of God: "Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom."
A concentrated daily prayer blast for the nation
I’m printing an email I got today proposing a concerted effort to pray daily for the nation (and the nation of any person reading here, because we are all connected and God cares about all nations). This is a very simple idea, but I […]
