Sin: The Perfect Drug
“All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.” —W. H. Auden Do you ever think about sin? It doesn’t have to be in the biblical sense, just in the sense of things that are … Continue reading
“All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.” —W. H. Auden Do you ever think about sin? It doesn’t have to be in the biblical sense, just in the sense of things that are … Continue reading
On December 17th, U.S. House Rep. Donald Beyer (D-VA) introduced the following resolution to the Judiciary Committee on behalf of 82 co-sponsors, all Democrats–it should be reproduced and read in its entirety: 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 569 Condemning … Continue reading
As each year comes to an end, I like to take a few moments to reflect on events of the year–the good times and the bad–things in my personal life and in politics. I also often re-watch movies that were … Continue reading
After the news that made headlines last month regarding Amanda Blackburn, the pregnant Indiana pastor’s wife who was murdered in a horrific home invasion, it’s good to see a story where the victim of another home invasion resisted the ruthless … Continue reading
The coat hanger abortion is back. It’s back. It’s back! That’s what the headlines on sites such as The Daily Beast, Mother Jones, Vox, and Cosmopolitan have proclaimed over the last couple of weeks. Scarier still, they say, the poor … Continue reading
As a present to the country, President Barack Obama’s address to the nation for the week arrived a day early. Um, yippee? It’s his favorite weekly address of the year, so he said, because he had a “special holiday guest … Continue reading
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. –Luke 2:11 To our faithful readers and our readers of faith, to those who serve and those who protect, and to … Continue reading
The streets are mostly quiet. The shopkeepers have gone home. Firefighters, police, and others stay waiting Telling stories, sipping coffee, from cups made of foam. The presents are wrapped, The stockings are hung. Carols sung ’round the Christmas tree By … Continue reading
On this day 232 years ago, an event took place that helped establish a nation with–as President Abraham Lincoln put it–a “government of the people, by the people, for the people.” It was on December 23rd, 1783, that the Commander-in-Chief … Continue reading
Hooray for Texas! And no, I’m not just giving my usual shout out for my beloved state. :P This story is about a week old, but I’m just finding time to write about it. I had planned to write about … Continue reading