Let’s just fast-forward to 2015 and take a look at the landscape, if president Obama is successful in establishing a “single care provider” in the United States. In other words, government run health care.
Currently, the public outpouring is universally against the government choosing doctors and what will be covered by the plan, but there’s another [...]
Archive for August, 2009
The Tyranny of Political Correctness: Part 3
Posted in God, tagged intolerance, Political Correctness, Racism, Seven Deadly Sins, Worldview on August 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Being intolerant is the primary sin in America’s cultural religion, followed closely by being a racist—just like pride is the first of the Seven Deadly Sins, followed closely by lust and greed.
The politically correct crowd are just as self-righteous about their tenets of faith as any Sunday school teacher, preacher or priest is about theirs. [...]
Jim’s Guest Editorial
Posted in Christian, God, Healing, Purpose, Scriptures, Worldview, tagged Bible, Leadership, Proven Character, Proverbs, Vision on August 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jack,
I have enjoyed reading the last few political postings. It has coordinated well with my quiet time in Proverbs. Here are three examples:
Proverbs 28:
When the country is in chaos,
everybody has a plan to fix it—
But it takes a leader of real understanding
to straighten things out.
Proverbs 28:16
Among leaders who lack insight, abuse abounds,
but for one who [...]
GUEST POST: Developing Character
Posted in Abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Anger, Behavior, Bitterness, Denial, Dysfunction, Emotions, Family, Forgiveness, God, Guilt, Healing, Low Self-Esteem, Pain, Patience, Pride, Purpose, Recovery, Shame, Wounds, tagged ALANON, Courage, Guilt, Proven Character on August 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I appreciate what you wrote about character. I’m reminded of what I found in the rooms of Al-Anon: Though we do not struggle with addiction to substances like our loved ones, the disease of alcoholism wreaks havoc on our mind, body and spirit, as we try to force solutions and control others in a futile [...]
The Woeful State of Christianity
Posted in Behavior, Christian, Dysfunction, God, Healing, Jesus Christ, Purpose, Religion, Self-Absorbed, Worldview, tagged Materialism, Materialistic, Moral Bankrupcy on August 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Many invite Christ to come into their lives because they don’t want to face challenges; they don’t want to muddle through life’s difficult situations. They want pat answers for everything and a life free from conflict—free from the negative consequences stemming from poor decisions. They want a cosmic bailout. They also want God to be [...]