Looking for Resolution Recently I saw some security camera footage of an ICE raid at a car wash in Hamden CT. It reminded me of the continued unsettled issues regarding treatment of…
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Thoughts related to specific news articles
I’m for Nikki Haley
It’s time for a new conservative leader. Nikki Haley has distinguished herself as governor from South Carolina and ambassador to the United Nations. I am rooting for her for President this year!…
How to Choose a President
Good Character is Key With the first Republican candidate debate, the issues of presidential election politics became more pressing. Debate number two will intensify the voters’ dilemma. I know I am not…
Do we desire wholeness or just what we currently want?
That is a crucial spiritual question in our everyday struggle with temptation of all kinds. Will we take the long view of what leads to long term wholeness for ourselves and those…
New study links childhood religious practice with key health advantages in young adulthood
Here is something that common sense has always suspected. Applied religious faith makes a practical difference in the wholeness of people. Now we can say that the sociologists have confirmed it. A…
Great article on the current state of the United Methodist church
Here is a link to one of the best articles I have seen analyzing the historical and current situation in the United Methodist church. It is well worth reading. Chaplain Philips has…
Best political cartoon
I don’t very often comment on cartoons. But this one hit it out of the park! The only thing topping the disgusting lack of ability to accomplish common sense agenda by Democrats…
The church taking a stand in today’s confusion
Here is a thoughtful and challenging statement by some of the leaders of the church today. It helps us on the road to seeing how the church can take a stand today…
Telling the rest of the story of countries like Haiti
Today’s Hartford Currant had an excellent article that gets at the rest of the story about countries like Haiti, the part of the story that is not told. It’s not the whole…
A Deportation Order for a Parent like Jung Courville is a Crime!
Jung Courville’s case is another example of the immoral policy of attempting to deport a parent who has been in the country for years as a law abiding citizen. Of course, she…