I get so tired in the book of Numbers of all the numbering. In fact, I grow impatient and then I pause. The book has done the work that needed to be done: I am impatient and a book theme of Numbers is the tragedy of impatience. God sends Moses to deliver Israel from Pharaoh and the results are one dramatic confrontation after another: flies fly, the Nile turns to blood, frogs croak, and then so does the first born... Read more
If I take your money without your consent, it is called “stealing.” If the government takes your money without your consent, it is called taxation. Government can do things that individuals cannot, thank God. Of course, Americans would argue that even if I personally oppose taxes, I must pay them. Why? Even if my candidate for office lost, the one opposed to the tax, I had a chance to be represented. The winner of the race, the guy in favor... Read more
We have votes! When it comes to politics, I have one general rule: Rule I: The GOP Primary always seems like it is going to be an awesome contest and rarely is. The person you step back, squint, and say: “I bet he will win” does. Mostly. Keep your head GOP voters: most primary candidates lose. That is the way of all primaries. It isn’t personal. I. Polling is Deceptive in Our Time (Even When Technically “Accurate”) Let’s all pause,... Read more
As usual, a live blog is not edited and my thoughts as they arise watching coverage. My call at the start: @tedcruz 29% (GOTV), @realDonaldTrump (28%)) @marcorubio (21%). While it might have been more interesting to some to do a “love blog,” relating CS Lewis and his book on love to politics as my original title stated, I have changed the title to “live blog!” Trust me the first reports always tells us that turnout is huge. The reporters always gather... Read more
When I was a little boy, the only thing I knew about this man was that he was small. Later I realized that he was a tax collector and nobody has to tell someone from West Virginia the government is bad and the tax collectors are the worst of the worst. Later when I was studying the Romans, I learned that many tax collectors were allowed to charge what the market would stand, pay off the government, and keep the... Read more
The English murdered their King today and there is a lesson in it for America. The English Civil War was a bloody mess where no side was particularly “good” and no side was utterly evil. The wealthy wanted to run things through their tool, parliament, and the King was determined not to let them. Like the Tudors and his father before him, Charles was determined to govern as much as possible by the old traditions of England. The Civil War... Read more
The greatest manhunt in history ended in failure when the Romans and the Jewish leaders could not find the body of Jesus. The greatest manhunt in my history was when Jesus used best reason and experience to bring me to Himself. I grew up in the Church. I had a great childhood with parents who encouraged me to think, challenge, and questions everything. The difficulty was not intellectual, but moral. Fortunately, even if I did not wish to follow Jesus,... Read more
The race for the White House is soon to get real data: votes from voters. Pundits know polling is becoming more untrustworthy (see the Bevin race), but polls exist so we talk about them. Turnout for campaign events can tell you who has a prayer, but it does not predict a winner or Pat Robertson would have been President in 1988. I am writing (best I can) without bias, trying to call the race as I see it based on... Read more
The Dove Channel aims for purity, but fails at beauty. Purity is a lovely thing despite the people who have twisted the word. Purity, holiness before God, is necessary for a Christian and leads to beauty. Purity includes, but is not limited to sexual purity for men and women. Purity is good and if it is good, then it is beautiful and therein hangs the problem for the network that advertises as “pure” in my social media feed. Art need not be pure in... Read more
I am already tired of politics and nobody has voted yet. Democrat and Republican: my social media is full of fury, rage, and depression. Of course, there are other people posting cat videos, but those jolly souls do not need encouragement. They already live better lives. Here is good, good news about America: time tends to purge away the dross and leave pure golden, goodness. If you need evidence, think of jazz, think of the blues. If America were to... Read more
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