Congressional Republicans Leave Principles At The Door With Latest Asks

The federal government has a spending problem, and a gaggle of self-described fiscal hawks in the House GOP caucus want everyone to know they are dead serious about solving it. Except they really aren’t – and arguably never were – serious about federal spending. Yes, their social media bluster overspending is quite something, as seen […]

New Year, Same God, And That’s A Good Thing

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever! (Hebrews 13:8) Happy New Year! As we bid farewell to 2023, and welcome in 2024 with all its newness, motivation, and opportunity, I am reaching out to you with a few (unrelated) items to start you off right in this new year. This is the year […]

General Patton’s WWII Christmas Card May Be One of History’s Best

At a critical juncture in the Battle of the Bulge, General George S. Patton’s Third Army became bogged down in its drive to relieve the legendary 101st Airborne Division trapped at Bastogne, Belgium. The besieged Americans defended the vital crossroads town from a German force that outnumbered them by nine-to-one in critical sectors. Meanwhile, wintry conditions […]

O Magnum Mysterium

“Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy…”   If you want to listen to one of my favorite Christmas hymns, it is Morten Lauridsen’s O Magnum Mysterium. Composed in 1994, the original verse comes from the Roman Missal and reads as follows: O magnum mysterium, et admirabile sacramentum, ut animalia […]