Charlottesville – White Thug Racism the old Nazi Way
The Nazi-precipitated demonstrations and violence in Charlottesville a few weeks ago were...
Jesus Pushes Us to Judge OUR OWN LIVES – Not Other People’s
Jesus was a highly respected teacher of morality and of the spiritual life. So, logically enough,...
No Principle but Commercialism, No Patriotism but of the Pocket – Mark Twain
Mark Twain wrote out of experience of the decades just before the twentieth century began. Back...
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KEY POSTS - BASIC IDEAS HERE
"Why do you call me,
‘Lord, Lord,’
and do not
do what I say?"
(Jesus, Luke 6:46)
"Seek first
God's Kingdom,
and
God's goodness."
(Jesus, Matthew 6:33)
They seek me out;
they seem eager to know my ways,
as if they were a nation
that does what is right.
(The LORD, Isaiah 58:1,2)
Politics and Public Life
Christians Should Not Enforce the Bible.
Here’s another example of the misunderstanding and misuse of Scripture by the...
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Jesus Pushes Us to Judge OUR OWN LIVES – Not Other People’s
Jesus was a highly respected teacher of morality and of the spiritual life. So, logically enough,...
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A Quick Personal Check-Up: A Spirit of MELANCHOLY and CONSTRAINT
I fear the spirit of melancholy and constraint. -unknown Let’s not be one of those...
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A Quick Personal Check-Up: A Spirit of MELANCHOLY and CONSTRAINT
I fear the spirit of melancholy and constraint. -unknown Let’s not be one of those...
A Quick Personal Check-up: SINCERITY IN PRAYER
Hypocrisy or insincerity is the first thing to guard against in prayer. Beware not to say what you...
Jesus Pushes Us to Judge OUR OWN LIVES – Not Other People’s
Jesus was a highly respected teacher of morality and of the spiritual life. So, logically enough,...
A Quick Personal Check-up: DON’T IGNORE JESUS
There is absolutely nothing in what Jesus himself or his early followers taught that...
War on Christmas? The Real Issue Is How CHRISTIANS Behave.
It’s about Christ – so it’s really a holiday (holy day) for any who love Christ. How could we...
100 Quotes
Nerd alert! This is a list that used to be behind the quote widget on the upper right of the page....
Charlottesville – White Thug Racism the old Nazi Way
The Nazi-precipitated demonstrations and violence in Charlottesville a few weeks ago were...
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Cowboy’s Christmas Prayer – Good Values
This prayer is online in a number of places. It was read in our church a while back by a professor...
Kingdom Manifesto – Sermon on the Mount Summarized
It might be a good project for each of us – to try to summarize the Sermon on the Mount...
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“Letter from Birmingham Jail” – Short Quotes from Martin Luther King’s 2nd...
Give Thanks Wisely – for All That is Good
It’s (almost) THANKSGIVING We appreciate food, and housing, clothes, and transportation. We prize...
About PublicChristian
This blog was an active Christian Democrat site for a few years in the mid-oughts (around 2005). It seems to be coming back to life in late 2016. I am still a Christian, but not a registered Democrat. The...
Veterans Day: Those Who Serve Democracy are Mostly Non-Military
“Thank you for your service” – I have heard that often, and I appreciate it. I...
A Few Chips Must Fly / Gaza & Israel
This lists casualties of the Israeli efforts to subdue the Palestinians in two recent months....
10 Rules For Happy Marriage – from Experience
These were created on their recent tenth anniversary by a couple who are friends of ours . We have...
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“Letter from Birmingham Jail” – Short Quotes from Martin Luther King’s 2nd...
An Outside Look at American Politics: “Nor Will They Bring People to Christ”
Here’s a very helpful reaction to the article “Why Many Christians Do Not Vote Republican.” Thanks CT for putting things so well. I have added underlines and bolding. This is a great article. Although I am not American, if...
“With Malice Toward None” – A Necessary Standard!
In pretty much his last words to the American people, Abraham Lincoln began the wrap-up of his Second Inaugural Address with these famous, beautiful ideals: With malice toward none, with charity for all . . . And I think he...
The Two Most Obvious Facts of Life
Here’s my ex-temp ramble in response to the line “momentum succumbs to entropy” seen elsewhere … “On the one hand … but then on the other hand …” + and you can say entropy succumbs...
A Covenant for Civility (Sojourners)
[You can sign this covenant online at the Sojourners site. I have added underlines and bolds to the version below.] How good and pleasant it is when the people of God live together in unity. -Psalm 133:1 As Christian pastors and...
Heat Makes Things More Complicated – That’s One Reason Global Warming is Dangerous
How many times this winter did you witness something like this: you’re watching the snow fall straight east instead of to the ground and someone says, “Wow, that’s a hot batch of global warming isn’t...
An Outside View of US Health Care Reform Efforts
Here’s an Australian paper quoting today from a speech by the French President (Nicolas Sarkozy) at Columbia University (New York City). Welcome to the club of states who don’t turn their back on the sick and the...
This Health Care Reform Will Reduce the Budget Deficit
Some things cost money; we MUST put out some shekels one way or another for some of what we want or need. That’s part of living in human society. So to say we should not have health care reform because it will cost some...
Abortion Numbers Trend Downward Under Universal Health Care
We can support policies that actually tend to reduce abortions in the short run. Or we can adopt a political strategy of taking over every branch of government with like-minded politicians so we can (try to) use the long arm of...
Healthcare, A Culture That Encourages Abortion, and Pro-Lifers Who Don’t Step Up to the Plate
Here’s my wife Connie’s response to a relative who thinks Obama loves to see babies die, and argues that almost all abortions are done for the convenience of the mother. We could rant about this for a long time, but I think...
Abortion and Social Justice – Douglas W Kmiec
Douglas W. Kmiec is a prominent Republican and committed Roman Catholic. He was head of the Office of Legal Counsel for Presidents Reagan and the first Bush. He became notorious for coming out in support of then-Senator...
Should We Promote a Biblical Worldview or Holy Hearts? Is There a Difference?
This is my response to a comment about a certain church’s Christian – or Biblical – Worldview training. The original post was at “SlopeSitter’s” new blog. Hey, nice to find this blog!...
