Monthly Archives: June 2016
Commander of the Storm
Our new home state was recently hit by a natural disaster. It seemed as though an ocean had upended: rain poured, rivers overflowed and deluges ran down mountains. Flood waters rose in homes, eroded concrete streets, leaving behind destruction and hurting people. It takes but a few days of a storm to decimate man-made […]
We Can’t “Progress” Beyond the Bible
I’ve recently read a few articles by authors who claim to have outgrown what they refer to as “American Christianity”. Generally this perspective is taken by those who consider themselves Progressive Christians, believing they have progressed beyond the faith they were taught within the American church. It seems essential to define the term “American Christianity”, […]
Hold Your American Citizenship Loosely
Tomorrow morning will be Joyful and bright This life is beautiful Heart, just be wise. You are completely exhausted. Your beating is fainter, more muffled… You know, I read somewhere That souls are immortal -Anna Akhmatova Anna Akhmatova wrote the above poem as she watched her homeland destroyed by Communism. She watched as a corrupt […]
May Our Sons be Men
The proper function of everything must be looked for. The proper function of power is to protect. -Blaise Pascal Recently the news has been ablaze with the story of a woman who was sexually assaulted by a Stanford student. Many have been outraged (rightly) at his absurdly light sentencing for his crime. Too many have […]
Oceans Never Fill 