Signs of the time for the debate: My wife walked in and remained five minutes then walked out again and said she still did not want to hear the debates. And, the moderator is almost sighing as he goes on to another question because of his growing … [Continue reading]
McCain vs Obama, third debate, 30 to 50 minutes
Well, the first ten minutes were almost as complete a waste as the five minutes I saw of the first half hour. It was an unending set of attacks by Sen. McCain. He was smiling politely while insisting that the country needed to know why he associated … [Continue reading]
McCain vs Obama, third debate, first half hour
"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me." As is usual, I missed much of the first half hour because the debate is on Bible Study night, and that is much more important to me. However, having caught the last five minutes of … [Continue reading]
Hellenists and Converts, oh my, part 02
Two men behaving badly have clearly exposed some of the arguments going on within the Orthodox Church in the USA, as I mentioned in part 01 of this post. At the same time, both of them have shown, almost crudely, the bad thinking and … [Continue reading]
An interesting quote from the Greek Orthodox
I find the quote below to be both interesting and puzzling. Interesting in that it follows several previous statements that recognize that the Orthodox could accept the Bishop of Rome as "first among equals" and a symbol of unity. After all, I can … [Continue reading]
Hellenists and Converts, oh my, part 01
I have seldom seen the Bible come to life as much as I have in the last month as I have read two articles, one by a priest and one by a layman, that exemplify the great disputes going on within Orthodoxy in the USA. The first article, “The Orthodox … [Continue reading]
Fireproof, a movie worth seeing
Reap what you sow
Yesterday Sen. John McCain was forced, for the second day in a row to try to calm his supporters at a town hall meeting. During this past week we have heard shouts at McCain rallies calling out to "kill" Sen. Obama, that he is a terrorist, a … [Continue reading]
Financial advice
Proverbs 3:13-14 (NIV) 13 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding, 14 for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. Romans 13:8 (KJV) 8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: … [Continue reading]
Privatized profit, socialized risk
Normally I read a comic named Doonesbury (by Gary Trudeau) with a strong hold of my anger. He is so far to the left that his comic is placed on the editorial pages by many newspapers because, in their judgement, it is not truly comic content. … [Continue reading]
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