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Be a Good Neighbor
I. Introduction Sometimes it’s difficult to teach a familiar parable; we have pre-conceived notions, or perhaps previous bible studies left in our heads. The Prodigal Son, the Lost Sheep, the Faithful Servant, the Ten Virgins, and so on. Even non-Christians have heard the phrase “good Samaritan.” Let’s see if we can look at this parable [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )American Politics in One Easy Lesson
American Thinker, with a perspective the 1% share. American Politics in One Easy Lesson. The only part I think they left out is the wealthy Republicans are far more likely to give voluntarily from their own pockets to the needy than the Democrats who want to give with other people’s money.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Compass Trip to Israel
I just returned from a trip to Israel, and I’m waiting right now for that next-day 3:00pm jet lag feeling to hit. Just a few more minutes, I think. I took 1300 pictures; I plan on posting a few of them in the next couple of weeks with my thoughts. But before I do that, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Dreams
Last year I traveled more than usual. I mean, I traveled a lot. I paid Italian income taxes, and the Customs agents at Schipol Airport know me by name. And when I started traveling, I stepped down from teaching bible study at my church. They have this weird rule that if you’re not there, you’re [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Illegal Immigration Rally
I find America impotent when I read stories like this. Illegal immigrants marching in broad daylight, and our country does nothing. Are laws supposed to be the laws? What are the consequence for breaking laws? Are laws optional for legal residents, too? Houston May Day rally for illegal immigration
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Simple Math
National debt: $13,872,907,209,101.48 according to the US National Debt Clock as of 21 Dec 2010 at 11:52:51 PM GMT. Number of people: 308,745,538 according to the US Census. Lessee… carry the one… and voila! Your share is $44,933.14.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Get It Done This Week
From “A guide to the fight over the ‘Bush tax cuts” is his snippet – “We could get [tax cuts] done this week, but we’re still in this wrestling match with John Boehner and Mitch McConnell about the last 2 to 3 percent” of upper-income taxpayers, Obama said. So, Mr. President, get ‘er done. Stop [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Making It Up
The US Labor Department released unemployment figures this morning that beat expecations. The figures released, though, were just made up. Nine states, including California, did not report numbers due to the Labor Day holiday. From Bloomberg, For the latest reporting week, nine states didn’t file claims data to the Labor Department in Washington because of [...]
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