Author: Pastor Virgil

Founding Pastor of Faith Christian Fellowship of Tucson. Author, speaker, and barbeque hobbyist. Committed to the power of the Word and the reality of the Holy Spirit.

Happy birthday, Amendment 16

“That the power to tax involves the power to destroy; that the power to destroy may defeat and render useless the power to create….”   Chief Justice John Marshall. 2013 will mark the centennial of the federal income tax.  The ratification of the 16th Amendment released the federal govrnment to directly tax individual income for the first … Continue reading Happy birthday, Amendment 16

Congressional candidate

Yesterday was a frosty morning in Tucson - a very rare occurrence.  Some of our citizens were unfamiliar with the concept of ice on the windshield.  At the stop sign near our house, my dog and I watched as a man in a Chevy slowly approached the intersection.  His windshield was ice-covered.  He obviously couldn't see, but he was moving … Continue reading Congressional candidate

I think I’ll Keep my Gun

Listening to the talking heads chattering about remarks made by Bob Costas about handgun restrictions.  He was speaking on a football broadcast on the day following a tragic murder-suicide involving a football player. Tragic as it is when innocent folks get shot, I continue to believe it is more dangerous to allow the govrnment to … Continue reading I think I’ll Keep my Gun