Category Archives: For Anyone who dares

Getting Your Head Around It

I’m not sure we ought to be able to get our head around a person killing others at random and then killing himself.  Mad dogs are mad.  Fallen humans are fallen and there is no bottom to which they can … Continue reading

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Shall the Circle Be Unbroken?

We’ll we’ve certainly completed our tyranny over them now.  The prophesy of Genesis 3:16 is complete:  The woman’s lust shall be for the man’s place and he shall be a tyrant over you.  The ACLU with their lawsuit on behalf … Continue reading

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“Of God and Gays and Humility”

That’s not my title that’s Jon Meacham’s, the former executive editor of Newsweek and now executive editor at Random House.  His article is in the July 30, 2012 issue of Time.  The upshot of the article is that if you … Continue reading

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“Joy and disbelief greet Obama’s support of same-sex marriage”

That was the LA Times banner headline on May 9.  Let’s see if we can do that with any of the other Commandments.

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You May be Right I May Be Crazy

The word “may” in the title to this Billy Joel song is the operative word, and as we are perched on the cusp of the newest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel of Mental Disorders (DSM) the “mayness” of … Continue reading

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So you think I’m being too picky?

Bethel Lutheran Church, Dallas, has 802 communicant members.  Their August 14, 2011 online bulletin had this to say about Communion: “• Holy Communion will be celebrated in the 8:30 Traditional Service today. For those who desire to commune with us … Continue reading

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Distinctions that Matter

For some time I’ve wondered why liberals in general and scholars in particular want to make a distinction between resurrection and resuscitation.  At first, I thought there were some plausible reasons for doing so; then I concluded it ought not … Continue reading

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A Head Start

At last the world has given the Church a head start by openly admitting that their 45 year old Head Start program hasn’t worked.

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A Response to the Response

I wrote the following in response to a member sending me The Response: a call to prayer for a nation in crisis by Governor Rick Perry.  He said it should publish it, so I am.  You can read about the … Continue reading

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A Primer on Anfechtung

As Jerry’s fellow comedian says, “That’s pure gold Jerry; pure gold I’m telling you” when Jerry tosses him a joke as a bone to his sycophantic friend.  Well my friends I toss not a bone but the whole steak.  First … Continue reading

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