A greater lesson from the lost manuscript story

There are various theories about what happened to the 116 manuscript pages that were lost by Martin Harris. Harris apparently broke his promise to only show the pages to his family and they may have been stolen by one of those persons. There has been speculation that the pages were stolen by treasure hunters seeking … Read more

Disaster ahead!!

After his first month back in office, the direction that Trump plans to take our country is now frighteningly clear. His ignorant toxic narcissism has set us up for disaster on many fronts. National weakness The Donald has always been in thrall to the dictators and strongmen of the world. Now he is actively weakening … Read more

What does Jesus think of DEI?

The Trump/Musk administration, under the direction of the wealthy fascists behind Project 2025, is going crazy trying to root “DEI” out of every part of the government. Actually, of course, they are just using “DEI” as a boogeyman phrase to hide what they are really doing – which is firing people they don’t like, freezing … Read more

Lawlessness at the Top

The heart of the American experiment in democracy, indeed, the heart of civilization generally, is respect for law and order. Various empires throughout history have kept “law and order” through force or threat of force, but in a Constitutional democracy the law, and the scope of authority of those who make the laws, and limits … Read more

The Apocalypse is Here!

The sixth chapter of Book of Revelation describes four metaphorical horsemen that will appear as the end of the world approaches. These horsemen represent the various calamites that could overtake a sinful people. 1. Conquest and Deception, the Anti-Christ (White Horse) It’s interesting that the horseman of conquest precedes the horseman of war. This is … Read more

We are being buried in AI slop

I started ordering books from Amazon back when ALL they sold was books (between 1995 and 1998). I still primarily order books from them – even though they now sell practically anything. I am generally extremely skeptical of “customer reviews” at any online shopping site. I don’t know these people. Why should I be persuaded … Read more

Should we believe him?

There are a number of recent news stories about the ways the incoming President-elect’s policies will likely hurt the Americans who voted for him. People who have undocumented family members somehow seem to believe that Trump’s plans for mass deportations will not affect their relatives. People who depend on government benefits that Trump has promised … Read more