So everyone saw this yesterday in the news: Kan. abortion doc killed in church; suspect held Dr. George Tiller, one of the nation’s few providers of late-term abortions despite decades of protests and attacks, was shot and killed Sunday in a church where he was serving as an usher. [full article] A Kansas abortion doctor [...]
Today we are free because greater men and women before us bled for it. Some still bleed. Others carry old scars. Let us be sure that we forget none of them. If you want to honor the fallen, find an elderly or disabled veteran and lend them your helping hands for a few hours… and [...]
After 15 years using a USAA credit card I canceled it today simply because the “specialist” on the phone – Erica Valadez – treated me like I was nothing but a number. Ummm, people are beating down my mailbox to give me credit cards with cute gifts or 0% for a year… and you think [...]
So about three weeks ago now I participated in Albany’s local extension of the national Tax-Day Tea Party. All manner of Capital Region folks came out to support positive tax reform and responsibility in government spending. This is a particularly salient point in the capital of New York State. We recently ranked last (dead last… [...]
My friend (Roman Jaquez) just posted this on Facebook: He tends to shy away from politics, but he voiced his discomfort with this video and what it means for Christ-followers. Let me share with you the same thoughts I shared with him (edited slightly for clarity): As Christ-followers we are called to be engaged in [...]
I’m Armenian. It’s April 24. ‘Nuff said. theForgotten.org | Never-Again.com From the Genocide Education Project: Armenians around the world observe April 24 as the day of remembrance for the Armenian Genocide. On this date in 1915, the Turkish government arrested close to 250 Armenian leaders in Constantinople. They were sent to prison and most were [...]
Oh America… what ever happened to “I may not agree with what you are saying, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it”??? Carrie Prejean, Miss California in the 2009 Miss USA Pageant, has just found out what it means to speak honestly and sincerely about core Christian beliefs in this supposedly [...]
I think this video applies as much to Facebook status updates as it does to the whole of Twitter. Enjoy!
It’s no secret… I haven’t blogged in a month!? Blogging as a personal tool for expression has waned in the shadow of Facebook, Twitter, and any number of new digital tools of personal mass-communication. Unless someone can blog full-time as a profession or committed hobby it is difficult to maintain steady and meaningful content… making [...]
Somebody had to remind me today that I have a blog. With so much going on in life and all it becomes hard to figure out when and what to blog on. I may very well transform this blog into something more topical (while still keeping all the flash g@mes)… I’m not sure yet.
I'm a Christ-follower, compelled by my faith toward reason, which points directly toward conservatism. This world's daily onslaught of lunacy offends my intellect and senses, so this is my venue to blow off steam.
