How Do We Fight Fear? We Don't!

How do we deal with fear?Do we call it prudence?Do we ignore it?Do we talk about it till we stop talking about, either out of fatigue or despair?For starters, What is fear?False EvidenceAppearingRealWe see or sense something, we spin it every way, find ourselves lost...

The Dude Abides, and therefore Abide in Him

The Dude: Yeah, well. The Dude abides.The Stranger: [voiceover] The Dude abides. I don't know about you but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' 'er easy for all us sinners. (The Big Lebowski)The Big...

James a Madison, a Man of the Way? Part I

"It is clear Madison changed his later beliefs from his earlier actions, but labeling Madison a theist because of his contradictions and use of philosophical terms rather than biblical ones isn't sufficient justification." (From...

Letter to Senator John Sununu

Senator Sununu, I was pleased to read your essay in Time Magazine, "One nation on the dole."I regret that I did not have time previously to respond effusively to your calm and consistent argument.However, I have found myself reaching out to readers in my...

Do not be a child — be child-like

Forever Young, the stirring pop song from Alphaville, is a worthy exhortation."Forever young, I want to be forever young."Be like little children.The key word is "like".Jesus does not exhort his followers to BE children.He exhorts us to be full...