The State of the Union

Reflections on “My Utmost”: July 27

The Way to KnowledgeI have to comment on this title -- Jesus is the Way (John 14: 6), and the knowledge that we receive, we receive through the Holy Spirit living in us (1 John2: 20, 27)If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine . . . —John...

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Reflections on “My Utmost”: July 26

Those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart . . . . For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. These are the things which defile a man . . . —Matthew 15:18-20In Christ, we are...

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Obama’s New Endorsement: Hugo Chavez

http://townhall. com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2012/07/23/hugo_chavez_on_obama_hes_the_good_guyIdeologies from the Same ClothOut of spite or sheer arrogant exuberance, communistic president Hugo Chavez is calling President Obama "the good guy."The same politician who...

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Paterno’s Statue Comes Down

word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain."Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God...

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Romney’s Applause Deserves the Honor

Los Angeles, an admirable move,even if he did not shore up enough votes for the GOP primary.He has spoken with students of color in urban charter schools. Minorities arethe most adversely affected by the statist status quo monopoly of government schools,controlled by...

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Gardena: Say “No” to No Cigars

The City of Gardena wants to limit the sale of single cigars within its city limits.Is there no puritanical cause that municipal governments will avoid embarking on?Granted, cigar smoking is a nasty habit, in some cases more dangerous than smoking cigarettes, but city...

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“He’s Weak!”

I used to hate hearing this phrase muttered by some utterly disrespectful students:"He's weak!"They usually said this to intimidate me, to shame because I had no qualms about calling security to remove an unruly student from class.The two times I remember that phrase...

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John Taylor Gatto: “Angry Every Day”

John Taylor Gatto"God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day." (Psalm 7: 11)John Taylor Gatto is one of the most vetted and sought-after experts in public education.He slogged through thirty years of New York public schools, working in the...

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“The Closing” Opened My Mind

Allan BloomAllan Bloom (September 14, 1930 – October 7, 1992) is one of the most fruitful and resplendent scholars in modern American Academia.He passed away almost twenty years ago, yet his work "The Closing of the American Mind" (1987) still inspires and instill and...

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“I’m Gonna Call My Mom!”

and get them on my side!"She saw student challenges as bread for the eating. I learned to change my attitude to those threats.One young lady was a real piece of work. She was a brazen young one, who had no problem pushing people aside to make a point. Once, she...

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Waxman’s Depression

http://www. youtube. com/watch? v=_W6-5GG_7m8From the first day in office, the Republicans have given the president ample opportunity to cut the spending, slash deficits, and decrease the national debt.Waxman and company have pursued policies guaranteed to explode...

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“A Burnt Ship” by John Donne

John Donne (January 1572 -- March 1631 )Out of a fired ship, which by no wayBut drowning could be rescued from the flame,Some men leap'd forth, and ever as they cameNear the foes' ships, did by their shot decay;So all were lost, which in the ship were found,They in...

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