Category Archives: Thoughts on the News

Applying Scriptural principles to things in the news

Trick or Treat?

That isn’t a kill-joy, hyper-strict moralist, it is a Yale University researcher, telling us that Hallowe’en has associations with death and evil. She is right. Continue reading

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Progression of Sin’s Acceptance

And so that which was illegal, because of its immoral nature, has become something which it is illegal to fail to endorse. Tyranny. For evil will eventually be unsatisfied to merely coexist with good. Continue reading

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Thoughts on the Olympics — But People Remember….

When we sin, even when the price has been paid, even when the Lord has forgiven our sin, there are consequences, often tragic ones — and people remember…. Continue reading

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Benefits for Cats

If you had a daughter who was truly in need, and legitimately so, you would not leave a large sum to your cats in her care, and expect her to spend it on the cats while she starved. Continue reading

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Don’t Get Too Proud

No matter how important I think I am, I could be within a couple years of planning a speech and have no one come…. Continue reading

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When Compassion isn’t Compassionate

They have exercised compassion for the killer at the expense of compassion for the victims. Continue reading

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You can Usually Tell….

What is the rest of the story that they are leaving out? Is there a motive for this ‘news’ story? Why are they choosing to highlight this particular thing and deciding that it is newsworthy? Continue reading

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