2023-03-26 22:39
“I wish my governor was 1/100th as ‘average’ as Ron!” — Twitter commenter I’ve never been blind to Trump’s shortcomings, but his recent attacks on G… Read More
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2023-03-19 22:24
“The modern woke-industrial complex preys on our innermost insecurities about who we really are as individuals and as a people, by mixing morality with commercialism.” — Vi… Read More
2023-03-12 22:12
A FB acquaintance shared this on his page the other day, and I “stole” it to share with you all. It is in response to comments made by actor Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad&r&hell…Read More
2023-03-06 00:37
As you will soon see, the incident I discuss in this post involves an anti-atheism meme, but the post itself has little to do with atheism. (I did an atheism article a few weeks ago, if you… Read More
2023-02-27 00:04
Sure, we all know about the recent Chinese surveillance balloon that the Biden administration finally shot down after it had collected and relayed information from across our nation. And tha… Read More
2023-02-20 01:41
“[M]any of the UFO reports now being published in the popular press recount alleged incidents that are strikingly similar to demonic possession and psychic phenomena which have long be… Read More
2023-02-13 01:10
“Did you know that it’s a lot harder for the government to arbitrarily cut off your access to power if you’re using gas as opposed to electric? Or is that really the point?… Read More
2023-02-06 00:39
“I want to believe.” — FBI Agent Fox Mulder, “The X-Files” In Part 1, we began to delve into the phenomenon of “residual UFOs” (aka RUFOs). We noted… Read More
2023-01-29 23:13
“You misunderstand me. I can only demonstrate that UFOs defy the laws of physics. That is not to say they cannot be real.” — Dr. Hugh Ross, in response to a challenge from… Read More
2023-01-25 02:54
“[T]hey deny or downplay a mountain of misdeeds by Joe Biden, as they also did with Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and Hillary Clinton.” — Jeff Davidson, columnist In a recent… Read More
2023-01-23 01:28
“Thou hast made us for thyself and restless is our heart until it comes to rest in thee.” — Augustine of Hippo This week I want to share a segment from a book I recently fi… Read More
2023-01-15 23:30
“2024 is the whole enchilada, and it is too important to play it by ear. We must be strategic, and we must select the candidate most likely to win in the general. That means assessing… Read More
2023-01-08 03:32
“The fact is that Donald Trump 2024 has a reasonable chance to beat anyone the Democrats launch at him.” — Kurt Schlichter, trial lawyer/writer/commentator Last year, Kurt… Read More
2023-01-01 23:31
Ladies and gentlemen, it is time for a bi-annual “Top 10” list, in which I briefly preview and link to my favorite posts from this blog — this time, from 2021 and 2022. (La… Read More
2022-12-25 18:00
I’m gonna go somewhat off-topic for the Xmas holidays. I know, I know. Some people (maybe you?) strongly dislike these songs for one reason or another. But, I like ’em. Such song… Read More
2022-12-19 03:01
“The eruption demonstrated that geologic catastrophe can produce in hours and days geologic features previously believed to have taken millions of years. When we see what the volcano d… Read More
2022-12-11 23:17
“No, it’s not about the economy. It’s about our kids and the cultural indoctrination that is poisoning their futures.” — Mike Stenhouse, CEO of the Rhode Island… Read More
2022-12-04 23:26
It’s not just China’s huge armies we have to be concerned about, or their technological know-how. To put it bluntly, we are losing the diplomacy game to Communist China. But, we… Read More
2022-11-28 00:58
“Norman Geisler considers his view a ‘middle’ ground position, however, many Reformed critics of Geisler could categorize him as holding a weakened form of Arminianism.&rdq&hell…Read More
2022-11-20 23:55
You might read that title and think I’m a little weird. But, by the end of this post, you’ll be thankful for the lil fellas, too. (Though you may still think I’m weird.) A… Read More
2022-11-14 01:22
Kanye West — I refuse to call him ‘Ye’ — gets a lot of grief. This has been especially true in recent years, now that he has adopted a largely conservative political… Read More
2022-11-07 00:51
“The more you investigate, the more likely you are to find that there is LESS to these stories than meets the eye.” — astronomer Andrew Fraknoi, Science Education and Outre… Read More
2022-10-30 22:58
In honor of Reformation Day this year, I opted to provide some information about the teachings of one of the Reformers, John Calvin. A little over a year ago, a Facebook friend shared a rath… Read More
2022-10-23 23:26
“They can fly rings around the moon, but we’re years ahead of them on the highway.” — old man re UFOs, Close Encounters of the Third Kind There is more than one way t… Read More
2022-10-16 22:04
“[T]he Biden administration imagines its budget will produce low inflation, steady growth, and low unemployment, when in reality, the opposite would be likely.” — Matthew D… Read More
2022-10-09 23:33
We have been seeing a lot of articles in recent weeks about the lead-up to the November midterm elections. Though you might not see it reflected in the MSM, other media have been predicting… Read More
2022-10-03 01:32
Alternate titles: The Truth about Hyper-Calvinism OR Hyper-Calvinism: What It Is and Isn’t Once again, I find myself — a non-Calvinist, or perhaps a not-quite-Calvinist — d… Read More
2022-09-25 22:37
“What one man can fantasize, another man will believe.” — William K. Hartmann A couple weeks ago, I shared from Stephen Webb’s book (2015), citing one solution to the… Read More
2022-09-18 23:47
Remember that business a few months ago with Biden’s new (now-disbanded) Disinformation Governance Board (within the Dept. of Homeland Security) and its controversial executive directo… Read More
2022-09-11 22:52
“… the cleverest man I ever knew, without exception.” — Jacob Bronowski on John von Neumann, The Ascent of Man In the title above, “they” refers to extra… Read More
2022-09-04 23:45
“America’s children will be picking up the tab for this fiscal negligence for a generation.” — Lindsey M. Burke, director of The Heritage Foundation’s Center fo… Read More
2022-08-29 03:46
“I am usually baffled by the thoughts and accomplishments of humans in different cultures. I’ll be damned if I can state with certainty what some extraterrestrial source of intel… Read More
2022-08-21 22:37
“The legal justification doesn’t pass constitutional muster. There seems to be no crime committed, only that the National Archives grew impatient over record retrieval.” &m&hell…Read More
2022-08-14 23:14
“Here [pointing to new, blown-up photo from Voyager] is the Earth in a sunbeam. And you can see it; it is in fact less than a pixel in size. And, uh, this is where we live — on a… Read More
2022-08-07 22:49
“Nothing is more obstructive to the investigation of the truth than prior commitments to partial truths.” — Jacobus Arminius (1560-1609), Dutch theologian Most people with… Read More
2022-08-01 00:49
“We’re kind of the chimpanzee ‘fighting’ civilization. Some other civilization just may have a basically more peaceful personality, like bonobos do.” — St… Read More
2022-07-25 00:29
“LGBTQ Americans and those in interracial marriages deserve to have certainty that they will continue to have their right to equal marriage recognized, no matter where they live.&rdquo&hell…Read More
2022-07-17 23:02
In earlier posts, I cited Voddie Baucham’s concerns regarding the growing “fault lines” within greater Evangelical Christianity due to the infiltration of Critical Race The… Read More
2022-07-10 22:45
This week I have a citation from the chapter titled “A New Canon” in Voddie Baucham’s Fault Lines. In the chapter, Baucham discusses a list of books, articles, films, and s… Read More
2022-07-03 23:11
In case you are wondering, the titular question (or some form of it) is one of those that historic mythbusters like to test regular folk with. I don’t typically count myself as a &ldqu&hell…Read More
2022-06-26 23:42
Now that I’ve completed Voddie Baucham’s Fault Lines, I decided to share a few more excerpts that struck me as particularly instructive (and quotable). What follows is taken from… Read More
2022-06-20 00:06
Please, don’t be taken in by Elon Musk’s charisma and rep as a high-tech visionary. Don’t get me wrong, Musk is a very bright and forward-thinking guy, even if a touch ecce… Read More
2022-06-12 23:41
“[V]ote fraud can show up as artificially larger voter turnouts, higher rates of filling out absentee ballots for people who hadn’t voted, dead people voting, ineligible people v… Read More
2022-06-05 22:53
I started a new book the other day, one which examines Critical Race Theory and “social justice” from a conservative biblical perspective and their part in the looming civil war… Read More
2022-05-29 23:15
“In light of climate change and all the extreme weather we are having, many voters are now reassessing their previous opposition to nuclear power.” — Mark DiCamillo, UC Ber… Read More
2022-05-22 22:54
Longtime readers might remember that I have mentioned and quoted from Samuel Sey’s “Slow to Write” blog before. Sam recently wrote a post explaining why he takes the increm… Read More
2022-05-15 22:27
Have you ever wondered what life might be like on other planets? As some of my readers know, I am a big sci-fi/fantasy fan, so it’s not surprising that I’ve given this a little t… Read More
2022-05-08 23:22
“It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.” — Justice Samuel Alito (in the leaked opinion draft) I… Read More
2022-05-02 03:10
As promised, this week we continue the argument — as presented by Gergis, Anderson, and George in What Is Marriage? (2012/2020) — against the libertarian position that the instit… Read More
2022-04-24 22:58
I have long said that, while solidly conservative, I have a libertarian streak. A small streak perhaps, but it’s there, in that I can at least sympathize with some of the thinking. Gra… Read More
2022-04-17 22:17
When considering what to post about this week, the whole “Easter is a pagan holiday” thing kept rearing its head. I knew there were problems with that line of thinking but didn&r&hell…Read More
2022-04-10 23:43
Have you heard about the “crisis” in cosmology? “Crisis” seems a bit alarmist to me, but that’s the term some are using. It comes down to the fact that cosmolog… Read More
2022-04-04 00:51
“The Left’s partisan crusade to force Justice Thomas off of cases is not based on real recusal standards but on politics.” — Carrie Severino, president of Judicial Cr… Read More
2022-03-28 00:27
“Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon in the sense that it is and can be produced only by a more rapid increase in the quantity of money than in output.” &mda&hell…Read More
2022-03-20 23:09
“Waste is an apolitical issue that transcends socioeconomic status and has remained essentially unchanged since the time of the Romans. For generations, we have buried our trash in the… Read More
2022-03-14 00:17
“In a world where decision makers, their advisers and the media were able to admit their mistake and the initial panic that gripped them, we would have long since returned to routine… Read More
2022-03-07 00:27
“The pandemic represents a rare but narrow window of opportunity to reflect, reimagine, and reset our world.” — Professor Klaus Schwab, WEF The first time I heard of the &l&hell…Read More
2022-02-27 23:14
“He who sows the wind will reap the whirlwind. And the wind is rising.” — Jordan Peterson, paraphrasing the Bible You’ve heard of Jordan B. Peterson, right? He’… Read More
2022-02-21 01:47
“Job 37:18, which describes skies without rain as a ‘bronze’ expanse (cf. Deut 28:23), is figurative and does not support the common contention that the ‘expanse&rsqu&hell…Read More
2022-02-14 00:54
I was reminded the other day that this is Black History Month. I don’t normally go out of my way to note, let alone celebrate, this. As Ryan Bomberger (who is bi-racial) of the Radianc… Read More
2022-02-07 00:37
“[Socialism is] a pseudo-religion posing as a pseudo-science and run by political elites.” — Lee Edwards of The Heritage Foundation’s B. Kenneth Simon Center for Prin… Read More
2022-02-05 04:54
Lootings and shootings and murders, oh my! Also, car thefts, armed carjackings, train robberies, arson, vandalism, aggravated assaults, etc. When Leftists who run cities (i.e., mayors, distr… Read More
2022-01-30 23:44
When it comes to the first few chapters of Genesis, some people like to claim that it is merely poetry (and thus at least partly fictional), as opposed to narrative prose about actual things… Read More
2022-01-24 02:39
The Bible has long been the target of pagans, skeptics, and “progressives”, including various attacks on the reliability of the text. When it comes to the Old Testament, they (na… Read More
2022-01-17 00:22
“It is impossible to forge ahead while walking backward.” — Candace Owens, political commentator and podcast host Few people in America get as much flack from their own &ld&hell…Read More
2022-01-10 00:55
“While the line of questions posed by the conservative members of the Court were encouraging, a lot can happen in the next few months to alter opinions. I do not believe this current a… Read More
2022-01-02 23:35
I thought I’d start the year by sharing a couple New Year’s traditions I read about on ‘Atlas Obscura’…. Instead of welcoming the New Year by toasting with cha… Read More
2021-12-26 23:54
This isn’t exactly a Christmas post, but it’s “Christmas-adjacent” (like Die Hard). How? It involves Scripture and the incarnation of the Son of God. In particular, t… Read More
2021-12-20 00:02
A couple weeks ago, I cited a section of The Authoritarian Moment by Ben Shapiro, in which he gave an account of how the Left has gradually suppressed most Americans’ speech via things… Read More
2021-12-13 00:50
“Show… me… the fossils!” — me, with apologies to Jerry Maguire and Rod Tidwell And by “new” I mean the remains of a newly-discovered species, not… Read More
2021-12-06 01:17
Some years ago, I had a lengthy email exchange with an old friend, one who was now very much on the left side of the cultural and socio-political aisle. At one point, he said or implied that… Read More
2021-11-28 23:32
This is a slightly belated Thanksgiving post, but… it’s still the Thanksgiving Weekend, right? This year, I would like to take note of three things I am truly thankful for. Well… Read More
2021-11-21 23:40
This is my third and final post citing from J.I. Packer’s contribution to Hell Under Fire (2004), following “Universalism and Salvation” and “Biblical Teaching on Ete… Read More
2021-11-15 01:03
“My issue had nothing to do with homophobia or anything against LGBTQ. Quite the contrary, it had to do with oversexualization, exposing our children to comic book characters or social… Read More
2021-11-08 02:22
Everyone knows about Chicago’s history of crime and corruption. It’s a dangerous place to live, and most of the murders in the Chicago area nowadays are due to Black-on-Black vio… Read More
2021-10-31 23:02
Here is another selection quoting Anglican theologian J.I. Packer in Hell Under Fire, eds. Christopher W. Morgan and Robert A. Peterson. The focus is on the Scripturally-based and -supported… Read More
2021-10-24 22:52
Following up on last week’s post, I have another citation of Mark Morgan from the Imprimis article adapted from a lecture he gave this past July. The selection in particular follows Mo… Read More
2021-10-17 23:11
Let me begin by giving you three quotes, and you try to guess who said them. Ready? 1) “We simply cannot allow people to pour into the United States undetected, undocumented, unchecked… Read More
2021-10-10 22:52
I have been reading the book Hell Under Fire, eds. Christopher W. Morgan and Robert A. Peterson. I highly recommend it. One of the chapters is written by noted Anglican theologian J.I. Packe… Read More
2021-10-04 00:24
“[Z]ero cases actually means zero jobs. It means zero hope. It actually means zero freedom at the end of the day because you’re not getting on with life.” — Evan Mulh… Read More
2021-09-26 23:14
The Biden administration appears to be weary of being reminded of how badly the current border crisis has gotten and that they don’t have any answers. As per White House Press Secretar… Read More
2021-09-19 22:06
No, that title isn’t meant to be a metaphor. I’m talking about actual diamonds and coal. As has been well-established, diamond is an incredibly hard, crystalline form of carbon t… Read More
2021-09-12 22:07
“Never forget.” — various The following is the better part of an email from Kay C. James, President of The Heritage Foundation, as she reflects on what happened on and as a… Read More
2021-09-11 22:40
I confess, I’m not familiar with the “Drive Thru History” channel on YouTube. But, I heard about this, and it is a very good (roughly 1 hour) documentary on the tragic, his… Read More
2021-09-05 23:31
“Did you not see the radical, destructive, anti-Christian policy decisions he would make?” — Michael Brown The following is an edited-down version of a column by Christian… Read More
2021-08-29 19:05
“The Biden administration is not lacking the resources, they’re lacking the will to get our people out. All our resources and energy should be focused on getting Americans home s… Read More
2021-08-29 00:37
When Oregon’s governor, Kate Brown (D), signed Senate Bill 744 into law on July 14, there was no bill-signing ceremony, plus she waited 15 days to slip the new law into Oregon’s… Read More
2021-08-22 21:38
Just a short lesson this week on recognizing three types of figure of speech found in the Old Testament. Now, there are various types of figures of speech — idioms, euphemisms, anthrop… Read More
2021-08-15 21:06
The battle over infrastructure bills and what actually, fairly constitutes “infrastructure” continues. I wrote about this back in April when the $2.25 trillion bill was in play… Read More
2021-08-09 00:06
The following insightful remarks are from Dr. Owen Strachan, Provost and Research Professor of Theology at Grace Bible Theological Seminary. I’m not certain, but they may be excerpted… Read More
2021-08-01 23:47
A common challenge one hears (or reads) from non-Christians — usually atheists — is something along the lines of: “You’re just a Christian because you were raised in… Read More
2021-07-25 23:52
“Why do these conservative politicians think the words ‘radical socialist agenda’ still scare anyone in a time when the state can tell us whether we can have Aunt Mabel ove… Read More
2021-07-18 22:17
No need to set this up, really. Here is a quote you may have missed from a piece by Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform: “Congress should not increase funding for th… Read More
2021-07-12 00:29
“To see every interaction as containing hidden violence is to become a permanent victim, because if all you are is a nail, everything looks like a hammer.” — Conor Barnes… Read More
2021-07-04 23:01
“We’re disarming the Soviet Union faster than you are.” — Donald M. Kendall, CEO of Pepsi, to Brent Scowcroft, President George H.W. Bush’s national security ad… Read More
2021-06-27 23:07
As happens occasionally, I came across a “blast from the past” and thought some of my readers might appreciate it. Several years ago, I posted about David Snoke’s book, A B… Read More
2021-06-21 00:46
“Before the foundation of the world, by sheer grace, according to the free good pleasure of his will, [God] chose in Christ to salvation a definite number of particular people out of t… Read More
2021-06-13 22:50
“Big business, this is supposed to be the one area of culture that conservatives have some lever of power, but we were losing it at a rapid pace.” — Justin Danhof, National… Read More
2021-06-06 23:18
Have you ever gotten into a conversation about doomsday scenarios and someone (maybe you) brings up the dangers of electromagnetic pulses (EMPs)? Maybe it came up during discussions of the r… Read More
2021-05-30 22:35
“Can it happen here? Of course it can.” — Rod Dreher, socio-political commentator, author, editor Forgive me for stating the obvious, but there is a lot of scary stuff goin… Read More
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