We Love Our Enemies, Because He Loves

43Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 44But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45That ye...

Jesus Gave His Coat and Cloak for Us

"40And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also." (Matthew 5: 40) When we read these passages from the Sermon on the Mount, understanding that Jesus was presenting the pathway to earn righteousness as an...

Jesus Paid the Full Price

"25Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. 26Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come...

Five Reasons Not to Read the Los Angeles Times

On June 25, 2013, LA Times copy editor Paul Whitefield splashed a hasty invective Five Reasons Not to Move to Texas Right Now. His reasons ranged from offensive, to immature, laughable, to self-conflicted, to outright mendacious. His five reasons for not going to...

Gomez Goes Koo-Koo, Calls Red Mass Group "Klan"

Christmas week 2013 has been a bad week for the Republican Party in Massachusetts. Not for conservatives, mind you, but the Republican Party,  and only if one understands the organization as best represented by “Mistah” Gabriel Gomez (per Ed Markey of...