Reflections on "My Utmost" December 16

"You have to wrestle against the things that prevent you from getting to God, and you wrestle in prayer for other souls; but never say that you wrestle with God in prayer, it is scripturally untrue."This is an outrageous nonsense!We believers sit in high...

Ron Paul, Israel, and Iran

I do not think that pollsters and pundits should be paying so much attention to the "isolationist" rhetoric of Congressman Ron Paul.He is the best option for voters who want less government, less regulation, less authority from Washington D.C. We do not need...

End of Iraq War — Further Thoughts

American operation are ending in Iraq.I am glad for the domestic cause of this country.We could no longer in good conscience spend and shed more blood and treasure into what would certainly have turned into an interminable quagmire.Then again, will there be a legacy...

Reflections on "My Utmost" December 15

"If you cannot express yourself on any subject, struggle until you can. If you do not, someone will be the poorer all the days of his life. Struggle to re-express some truth of God to yourself, and God will use that expression to someone else."What's...

Was Iraq Worth it?

Still — was the eight years of blood and treasure poured into this troubled Middle Eastern country worth it? Was the four year surge worth it?When nation-protecting turns into nation-building, the United States steps beyond its meaningful and manageable...

The War in Iraq has Ended — ?

It was March, 2003.President Bush declared to the global media that Iraqi "president" Saddam Hussein and his horrid sons had 48 hours to leave the country or face invasion.When American forces finally invaded the country, I joined with a few protesters on...