State of the nation

December 22, 2013

The increase of His government and peace there shall be no end

Christmastime a year ago felt like an unusually dark time. Hurricane Sandy had swept the east coast a short time prior and many people had been devastated by it.  There […]
December 17, 2013

Why I don’t mind the commercialization of Christmas (too much)

Every year people lament the consumerism that defines the American Christmas experience. Many bemoan the fact that the season starts so early. While I agree that there can be quite […]
November 5, 2013

“The Lord was moved by prayer for the land”

Even as the United States dangles on the precipice of unprecedented disaster, and economic collapse looms imminent, The Lord has taken me quietly from a long, wrenching season of troubled […]
July 10, 2013

Legislating (im)morality – why good law matters

“Human nature doesn’t change,” my 96 year-old grandfather said once when I asked him if people weren’t just a whole lot nicer when he was young.  I realize now that […]