“An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens . . . There has never been a moment of my life in which I should have relinquished for it the enjoyments of my…
Individual Discouragement and Personal Enlargement
My Utmost for His Highest Moses went unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens. – Exodus 2:11 Moses saw the oppression of his people and felt certain that he was the one to deliver them, and in the righteous…
The Electoral College
I believe that the Electoral College is an invaluable part of our political system, and that the Founders knew what they were doing when they created it. Those who supported Al Gore in 2000 would love to get rid of…
The Ruminator is Back
Well, sort of. She deleted her blog and started anew as The Crystal Lake Observatory. The only time I get to check out other blogs is when work is slow (which it is now). I didn’t notice her blog was…
Don’t Vote for Bush
I came across a great article on why Christians SHOULD NOT vote for George Bush. It is quite long, but thorough and well documented. It lays out a very good case for why Bush, despite what he says, is Pro-Abortion,…
Constitution Party Platform – Environment
It is our responsibility to be prudent, productive, and efficient stewards of God’s natural resources. In that role, we are commanded to be fruitful and multiply, and to replenish the earth and develop it (e.g., to turn deserts into farms…
Notable Quotable
“It may be that the Deity can forgive sins, but I do not see how.” Socrates – comment to Plato c.500 B.C.
Getting into God’s stride
My Utmost for His Highest Enoch walked with God. – Genesis 5:24 The test of a man’s religious life and character is not what he does in the exceptional moments of life, but what he does in the ordinary times,…
Superman is Dead
Christopher Reeve died this past weekend. I mourn for people like Reeve. He came across as a great guy, with hardly a mean bone in his body. He seemed happy and hopeful in the years since his paralysis. I was…
Constitution Party Platform – Energy
We call attention to the continuing need of the United States for a sufficient supply of energy for national security. Private property rights should be respected, and the federal government should not interfere with the development of potential energy sources,…
Notable Quotable
“The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he breaks, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime, and the punishment of his guilt.” John P. Curran
After God’s Silence – What?
My Utmost for His Highest When He had heard therefore that he was sick, He abode two days in the same place where He was. – John 11:6 Has God trusted you with a silence-a silence that is big with…
Today’s Political Lesson
From a caller to the Neil Boortz radio show: Conservatives want to sign the front of your check. Liberals want to sign the back. Explaination: I hope it doesn’t need one, but just in case – Conservatives want to send…
Constitution Party Platform – Electoral College
Article II, Section I of the U.S. Constitution states, in part: “Each state shall appoint, in such manner as the legislature thereof may direct, a number of electors, equal to the whole number of senators and representatives to which the…
Notable Quotable
“If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you.…