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Cheer Up
To my dear Christian friends and family, devastated by the results of yesterday’s elections, I offer these words of comfort from Psalm 46: 1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the…
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Obama Wins
After all the years of spin and downright falsehood, of declarations maintained in the teeth of incovenient facts, of a klaxon truthiness that threatened to drown out truth, what we Americans want more than anything from our President is plain truth. We don’t want to be lulled into stupor with comforting words or “economic stimulus…
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A Halloween Reflection
Sometimes it’s good to remember how fleeting popularity is. President Bush’s popularity is the lowest of any President since Richard Nixon was forced from office by scandal. Yet for a few months following September 11, 2001, he was golden. The man hasn’t changed, but our perception of him has. Once he rose to the occasion,…
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Halloween
One of my earliest memories is of dressing up to go trick-or-treating. My mom draped a sheet over me and I wore a ghostly mask. My younger brother watched the whole process, but whenever I put the mask on he would cry in terror. If I took it back off, he would stop crying. I…
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Voted With Bush
I’m confused. I’ve seen several campaign ads in recent weeks attacking Republican candidates for “voting with Bush.” One ad announces ominously that McCain voted with Bush 90% of the time. I’m not sure what this means. The last time I checked, the President was not allowed to vote in Congress. Does it mean that McCain…