Elon Musk

"Elon Musk" is a biography of Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson. Isaacson, a respected biographer of historical figures, had full access to Musk including following him as he worked during a two year period. Isaacson also had access to employees and friends and family members which gave unsparing details into Musk's life and personality. The… Continue reading Elon Musk

The Mystery of God’s Plan

"He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end." Ec 3:11 "Consider the work of God: who can make straight what he has made crooked? In the day of prosperity be… Continue reading The Mystery of God’s Plan

Being Elisabeth Elliott

"Being Elisabeth Elliott" is the second volume on the life of Elisabeth Elliott written by Ellen Vaughn. The first volume covered her time as a young missionary in Ecuador when members of a remote Amazonian indigenous people group killed her husband Jim and his four colleagues. Despite this, she stayed on in the jungle with… Continue reading Being Elisabeth Elliott

Desires

"Let no one say when he is tempted, 'I am being tempted by God,' for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when… Continue reading Desires

Empire of the Summer Moon

"Empire of the Summer Moon" is a book written by S. C. Gwynn primarily about the Comanche Indian nation. The book also discusses the story of Cynthia Anne Parker and her son Quanah Parker who was one of the last chiefs of the Comanches. The book describes the history of the warlike and vicious Comanches… Continue reading Empire of the Summer Moon

Thorn in the Flesh

"So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me,… Continue reading Thorn in the Flesh

Revile Not

"For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God. For… Continue reading Revile Not

The Language of Heaven?

"My determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy. For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one… Continue reading The Language of Heaven?

Brics

Brics is a grouping of the world economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. It comprises about 27% of the world's mass and 42% of the global population. This organization meets annually at formal summits and coordinates multilateral policies in the face of intensifying geopolitical and economic competition with the West. Brics has… Continue reading Brics

The People’s Justice

I was looking for a good biography on Justice Clarence Thomas and thought I had found it in the latest book about him "The People's Justice" by Amal Thapar. Actually, once I started reading the book I discovered it was not actually a chronological biography but an analysis of twelve Supreme Court cases for which… Continue reading The People’s Justice

Covid Censorship

The United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana recently blocked numerous federal agencies and the White House from collaborating with social-media companies and third-party groups to censor speech. The judge noted that this is “the most massive attack against free speech in United States’ history,” that the Biden administration has “blatantly ignored… Continue reading Covid Censorship

The Just Shall Live By Faith

"Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith." Habakkuk 2:4 "For in it [the gospel] the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, 'The just shall live by faith.' " Romans 1:17 "But that no one is justified by… Continue reading The Just Shall Live By Faith

Conquer the Enemy Through Faith

"When the people of Israel cried out to the Lord on account of the Midianites, the Lord sent a prophet to the people of Israel. And he said to them, '"Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: I led you up from Egypt and brought you out of the house of slavery...." And I… Continue reading Conquer the Enemy Through Faith

Affirmative Action in College Admissions Overturned

On Thursday the Supreme Court found it unconstitutional to consider race in university admissions. This racist affirmative action policy, employed by certain universities to increase diversity, is not allowed by the 14th Amendment which ensures that individuals receive equal protection under the laws no matter their skin color. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, writing for the dissenters,… Continue reading Affirmative Action in College Admissions Overturned

Submit to God, Resist the Devil

"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble… Continue reading Submit to God, Resist the Devil

Pat Robertson, RIP

Pat Robertson, the founder of the Christian Broadcast Network in 1961, died this week at age 93. He expanded CBN over the years to more than 170 countries and territories and has broadcast in dozens of languages. As host of CBN's "The 700 Club" for an amazing 55 years from 1966 to 2001, he interviewed… Continue reading Pat Robertson, RIP

Males in Women’s Locker Rooms

Last year, Blake Allen and her Father Travis took a stand against a trans-identifying male student using the girls' locker room at Randolph Union Middle/High School located in Vermont. The transgender male was making the females undressing around him uncomfortable for obvious reasons. The girls said that he stood in the corner and looked at… Continue reading Males in Women’s Locker Rooms

A Bondservant of Christ

"Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him." I Corinthians 7:17 "Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called. Were you a bondservant when called? Do not be concerned about it. (But if you can gain your freedom,… Continue reading A Bondservant of Christ

The Temple of the Holy Spirit

"Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, 'The two will become one… Continue reading The Temple of the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit Speaks

"And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over, do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit." Mark 13:11 "Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived… Continue reading The Holy Spirit Speaks

Transgender Rampage

On March 27 a Nashville 28-year-old transgender person, under care from an emotional disorder, fatally shot three children and three adults at a private Christian elementary school, firing 152 rounds. This was the latest in a recent series of mass shootings carried out by transgender persons, at least 4 shootings in the last five years.… Continue reading Transgender Rampage

The Watchmaker’s Daughter

"The Watchmaker's Daughter" is a biography of the remarkable life and deep religious faith of Dutch resistance member Corrie Ten Boom written by bestselling author Larry Loftus. Corrie, a watchmaker along with her Father, and her family hid and aided many Jews and other persons pursued and persecuted by the Nazis. She was eventually betrayed… Continue reading The Watchmaker’s Daughter

The Springs of Life

"Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure. Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn… Continue reading The Springs of Life

The Security of the Rich and the Ruin of the Poor

"A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man." Proverbs 6:10-11  "A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a… Continue reading The Security of the Rich and the Ruin of the Poor

Radical-Tradionalist Believers

A FBI whistleblower recently leaked a January report from the FBI's Richmond office entitled: "Interest of Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists in Radical-Traditionalist Catholic Ideology Almost Certainly Prevents New Mitigation Opportunities." According to this FBI catechism, "Radical-Traditionalist Catholics" are characterized by their devotion to Latin Mass, their disdain for modern popes, and their "frequent… Continue reading Radical-Tradionalist Believers