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IMAGINATION VERSUS MYTH

Some of you may have been aware of the controversy when Halle Bailey was cast as Ariel in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.”  The author of the original story, itself, Hans Christian Andersen, described Ariel by saying “. . . her skin was as clear and delicate as a rose-leaf, and her eyes as blue as the deepest sea.”  How does this description fit Ms. Bailey?  And were the outraged fans simply literalists who insisted that the director and producers of the movie follow Andersen’s plotline...

Barn Burning

BARN BURNING

Around 1848, the Democratic Party in New York State was split into two factions over the issue of slavery. The moderate of the two factions (called the “Hunkers”) wanted to “hunker down” and hope that the issue of slavery would disappear or resolve itself somehow without leading to war. The more radical of the two factions were the Barnburners who wanted to rid the country of slavery so badly that they were willing to destroy the Democratic Party in the...

Of politicians and prophets

OF POLITICIANS AND PROPHETS

Excitement and anticipation are building among members of many evangelical churches at this very moment as never before.  Christians are eagerly awaiting the new year.  They are posting more than ever on social media, spreading good news. But what is it that they are so preoccupied about?  Is it the Second Coming of Jesus Christ or the second coming of Donald Trump?  Is it praise of the Blameless One, or praise of the one with ninety-one criminal indictments against him and counting?  Is it He...

A former president feels the heat

A FORMER PRESIDENT FEELS THE HEAT

The news so far this week (ending October 28, 2023) is not good for Donald J. Trump.  In the past several days, three attorneys have entered into plea bargain agreements with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in the Georgia Election Racketeering Investigation.  The first is Sidney Powell, who Trump announced shortly after the election of 2020[1] was representing him. However, Mr. Trump is now stating that he never, in fact, hired her.  The second attorney who entered a plea was Kenneth Chesebro who worked as an outside advisor for...

What Would Jesus Do?

WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?

These are difficult times for our nation, for many reasons.  We know this from public opinion polling, from the lyrics of recent country music songs, from the angst, anger and confusion in people’s eyes.  We know this from the several civil and criminal indictments that have been filed against the previous president. We are inudated with choices, but what would Jesus do? In the worst of times, people will sometimes, perhaps wisely challenge their assumptions.  “What went wrong” they may ask?  People, patriots all...

The Greatest RINO of all

THE GREATEST RINO OF ALL

For much of the past eight years, Donald J. Trump has claimed that his political enemies (basically any republican who disagrees with him and refuses to pay homage to him) are nothing more than RINO’s (Republicans in Name Only.) However, it should be clear that he, himself, is the greated RINO of all! Consider this: The Republican Party has been hijacked and has morphed into a personality cult focused on a six-time debtor (the term for someone who has filed...

The Coming Storm

THE COMING STORM

This past summer, the elusive Q returned (or not, depending on who you ask.) If you missed his return, you might be excused, because a lot has happened to his community since December 2020 when he first disappeared. But Q’s presence is beginning to coalesce and gain critical mass once again thanks to the 45th President of the United States and his recent rally in Pennsylvania. Prepare for the coming storm. The illustration below is a rudimentary representation of the...

Sea change

SEA CHANGE

The term “sea change” is often misunderstood, much like the terms “paradigm shift” or “quantum leap” are. In this post I want to touch on it, and as usual, from a Christian perspective. The phrase sea change was made popular by William Shakespeare in his play “The Tempest.” Briefly and narrowly, the King of Naples, his advisors and his young son named Prince Ferdinand are shipwrecked on a magical island (much like Gilligan was when the Minnow sank.) Prince Ferdinand...

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