Remember Consignia — that disastrous rebrand of the Post Office? It sounded more like a sexually transmitted disease or an obscure Roman battle than … Why can’t the Church say ‘church’?
Lights Out, Comrades
In 1988 my brother and I visited what was then the Soviet Union. Our intent was to sell them pile driving equipment for their offshore oil exploration, but before it was all over we acquired some valuable technology from them that has been useful both before and after my time in the family business. We …
Porfirio Diaz, Kamala Harris and that “Biden Prosperity”
At the beginning of Robert E. Quirk's The Mexican Revolution, 1914-1915: The Convention of Aguascalientes, he gives an overview of Mexico in the last years of Porfirio Diaz: In September 1910 Mexico celebrated the hundredth anniversary of Father Miguel Hidalgo's "Cry of Dolores" which launched the war of independence against Spain. It was a magnificent …
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The “Last Supper” Has a Few Admirers Out There
In view of the disgusting opening ceremonies at the recent opening of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, it's worth reminded people that there are some--probably many--who have admired this work even if they're not sympathetic with its message. Two of those were Iranian friends of mine, which I talk about in my post The Last …
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General Assembly Session 12 July 2024
I posted the appointments from the 2024 Church of God General Assembly a few days ago. Unfortunately it's harder to obtain the final results of the agenda items. This is sort of the hard way to get those but following is a video of the General Assembly portion of the 2024 General Assembly. https://youtu.be/wI0XRJfHSjY?si=kvYhknEUO9xMyKpD At …
Dumping Joe Biden Doesn’t Solve the Democrats’ Basic Problem
It's official: President Biden made the unprecedented decision Sunday to drop out of the 2024 presidential race, less than four months after being declared the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee and just weeks after a dismal debate showing. Getting him out of the way--and that's what really happened--doesn't solve his party's basic problem, which I stated at the very start of …
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Prayer for Social Media
As we head into the final stretch of our Presidential election and we brace to hit the wall, an old prayer that may have seemed quaint back in the day has certainly made a comeback in relevance, in this case the Collect for Peace from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. You can see it …
Church of God 2024 General Assembly Elections and Appointments
You can view the list here. As I noted in my post It’s That Time Again: Reflections on the 2024 Church of God General Council Agenda, I stated that the most intense focus would be on the appointments, especially the Executive Committee, which is why the appointments are published first. I think the best way to …
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Democrats are hooked on Hillbilly Horror—Unherd
When Hillary Clinton finally shuffles off this mortal coil, what words will she be remembered by? My money would be on her “basket of deplorables” … Democrats are hooked on Hillbilly Horror
St. Augustine on the Literal Meaning of Genesis–Science Meets Faith
https://sciencemeetsfaith.wordpress.com/2024/07/08/st-augustine-on-the-literal-meaning-of-genesis/ It's interesting to note that, in this passage at least, Augustine bases his reticence on insisting on a literal six-day creation based on the fact that it would be an embarrassment! In our day, where too many Christians (especially Evangelicals) are in "play up to the world" mode, one would think that this argument …
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Positive Infinity 