Category Archives: Thoughts on the News

Applying Scriptural principles to things in the news

How to Make Everyone Look Really, Really Bad

Posted on 4 October, 2012 by Jon Gleason

From a human perspective, the idea of a church having a dependable stream of income enforced by the government may have seemed like a good idea. But it is far from how God intended the church to be financed, and the result is an ugly mess which makes everyone look bad. Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the Olympics — Honour to Whom Honour

Posted on 1 October, 2012 by Jon Gleason

If we are Christians, and especially if we have been Christians for a while, we shouldn’t need lessons on giving honour to others from a 19-year-old runner. Continue reading →

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Pleading for a “god”

Posted on 21 September, 2012 by Jon Gleason

But if your god isn’t that strong, isn’t that just, isn’t that merciful and good, isn’t that wise, why then, you have to take matters into your own hands, I guess. Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the Olympics — The Race Set Before Them

Posted on 19 September, 2012 by Jon Gleason

For twenty-five laps around the track, almost half an hour, they ran their own race.  The Eritreans took the lead, pushing the pace, but they stayed in the pack.  An Ethiopian threw in a surge, then the Kenyans took the … Continue reading →

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A Conversation with Nick Clegg

Posted on 12 September, 2012 by Jon Gleason

Nick Clegg, or (if he is to believed) someone in his office who hasn’t yet been forced to fall on his/her sword to save the Deputy Prime Minister’s blushes, decided that it was a good idea to label those opposed to “gay marriage” as bigots. Continue reading →

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Get Another Job — A “Christian Country”?

Posted on 8 September, 2012 by Jon Gleason

The next time a politician tries to pander to Christians by saying this is a “Christian” country, Christians should speak up and say, “No, it isn’t. Not by any definition of ‘Christian’ that is worth anything.” Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the Olympics — The Secret of “Marginal Gains”

Posted on 7 September, 2012 by Jon Gleason

So dominant was Brailsford’s squad in Beijing – seven gold medals from nine events – that the sport’s governing body rewrote the rules for London, scrapping events of British strength and limiting each country to one rider per event. There … Continue reading →

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