Category: Politics

Looking for Leadership

Praying for God to give us leadership at the national level.  Gleaning from several sources, I found the definition of leadership to be a process by which a person influences others to accomplish an objective and directs the organization in a way that makes it more cohesive and coherent.  A leader leads by inspiration and … Continue reading Looking for Leadership

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

Missing Ike

President Obama quipped in a speech in Iowa that the Republican convention espoused ideas "better suited for the last century. "You might as well have watched it on a black and white TV." the crowd laughed and cheered. That set me to thinking: the last half of the last century was my half-century. Looking around … Continue reading Missing Ike

Chicken Flap Says Revival is ON.

Thursday, August 2, 2012 Building People of Substance for Works of Power The revival is on, Friend! I really had hoped that I could wait out the great chicken sandwich kerfuffle and opine on something else, but I just can’t seem to get it off my heart. There are several things that make me want … Continue reading Chicken Flap Says Revival is ON.

But Moses, Egypt had such great garlic!

I am reacting very viscerally to the news today.  I am angry /sad, feeling we are losing something dear.  The idea of making sure everyone has adequate health care is wonderful.  It sounds like a good idea.  I have lived most of my adult life with no insurance, so I certainly understand the issue.  That said, I have … Continue reading But Moses, Egypt had such great garlic!

God’s About to do Something.

The other day as I was thinking on the death of liberty and the demise of western cviization ( for I do believe that is what we are watching), I prayed what has become a common prayer of late: "Lord, what are we going to do?"  Much to my surprise, in my heart I heard … Continue reading God’s About to do Something.

Romney May Not be Electable

I have been trying to maintain some sense of objectivity in the political arena, confining myself to informing my church folks how to approach their own decisions from a Christian perspective.  Without telling anyone how they should vote, let me give a heads up to my Republican friends: the electability of Mitt Romney is a … Continue reading Romney May Not be Electable