The conservation of our natural resources and their proper use constitute the fundamental problem which underlies almost every other problem of our national life. – Theodore Roosevelt, Message to Congress, December 3, 1907 About eight years ago, my mother called to tell me that a Sudanese family in Lincoln was having trouble paying bills and putting food on the table. She asked if I had any left over venison in my freezer. My kids and I filled a cooler full of venison and... Read more
I’m troubled. Senator Elizabeth Warren, speaking against the bill introduced to the U.S. Senate yesterday, said: “The Republican vote to defund Planned Parenthood is just one more piece of a deliberate, methodical, orchestrated, right-wing attack on women’s rights, and I’m sick and tired of it.” She also said, “The Republicans have had a plan for years to strip away women’s rights to make choices over our own bodies.” Sen. Warren’s comments trouble me. I am one of those “Republicans” in... Read more
Here’s a Facebook/Twitter image for all those who are demanding that our federal government stop funding Planned Parenthood. Over the last 10 years, Planned Parenthood has received more than $4 billion in state and federal government aid. As a nation, we are helping fund an organization trafficking in the sale of human body parts. $4 billion dollars in taxpayer money is going to one of the most gruesome human rights violations of our day… it’s got to stop. Read more
“There’s a little white tray with pie dishes on it. And I’m like… hmmm… and I see someone come in with a bottle of something, and there’s blood in it, and I’m like… ok… and they emptied it out in a strainer, in the pie dish.” – Ex-Procurement Technician Ask me to pick one symbol of maternity—of tenderness, coddling, nurture, and motherly love—and I would probably pick a pie pan. Many of us would, because many of us have... Read more
Our family eats meat… and a lot of it. I put a pencil to paper for this post and figured out that we eat approximately 3 deer, 1 side of beef, 1 lamb, 1 pig, 15 pheasants, 5 turkeys, 15 salmon, who knows how many shrimp, and about 160 chicken breasts each year. I make no apologies for this formidable protein intake. Not only is the human digestive system well equipped to use, and benefit from, the fats, proteins, and nutrients found... Read more
We are wrong as a nation. Read more
The church has come under fire these days, drawing harsh words from critics and bloggers every time a celebrity pastor fails. On one hand, I understand these critics… there are problems in the church, and there’s no mystery as to why – the church is filled with people who hurt others. We call these people “sinners,” and each local church is full of them. So, on one hand, I understand the frustration. Yet, the church is the place that God,... Read more
As I’ve observed your responses to Dr. Nucatola’s statements this week, I’ve noticed a contradiction in your language. The contradiction can be illustrated in a comment left by an anonymous PP supporter (“Badgers”) in response to my previous post (“What if they were dead puppy parts”): Notice how “Badgers” referred to the ($30-$100) items as, “human fetal tissue”? As I’ve read your responses, it seems that the validity of your entire position – that, rather than committing one of the most... Read more
If they were dead puppy parts, or parts from homosexual babies, or babies that self-identified as adults, it’d be a different story. Meaning, it would be a story. But as it is, the fact that these fetuses don’t look like puppies, and their sexual orientation cannot yet be determined, and their sexual-identity cannot yet be expressed, the most viral, re-tweeted, utterly disturbing national issue of the day went largely uncovered by all the major television and radio networks. In fact,... Read more
I don’t care how long your beard is, how much you bench press, or what your tattoos look like—if you are a human being, you were made by God to be dependent upon others. Read more
Cedars and Sandhills
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