Category Archives: History

Passing Thoughts

  “A man who has made no enemies is probably not a very good man.”  Judge Scalia “Individuals who have been wronged by unlawful racial discrimination should be made whole; but under our Constitution there can be no such thing as either a creditor or

Goodbye 2015; Hello 2016 – What A Difference A Day Makes

 Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of clear thinking, confusion of counsel until the emergency comes, until self-preservation strikes its jarring gong – these are the features which constitute the endless repetition of history.    Winston Churchill We

It’s A Wonderful Life!

   “Dear Father in heaven, I’m not a praying man, but if you’re up there and you can hear me…show me the way…show me the way.”  George Bailey Yes, it’s that time of year again.  Time for one of the greatest movies ever created to be aired

Time and the Speed of Life

We are so obsessed with doing that we have no time and no imagination left for being. As a result, men are valued not for what they are but for what they do or what they have – for their usefulness. Thomas Merton   While

Political Winds

  Much has happened the past several months in the political world.  Some good and of course some bad.  With about a year left before the next Presidential election it seems that at least one party is showing signs of evolving and it surely is

Twisting In The Wind

   This great question of predestination and free will, of free moral agency and accountability, and being saved by the grace of God, and damned for the glory of God, have occupied the mind of what we call the civilized world for many centuries. Robert Green

American Shorts

  Washington and Hamilton “Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and fearful master.  Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.”  George Washington “I never expect to see a perfect work from

Bullying or the Hypocrisy of Authority

  We have become a nation of epidemics and there is an epidemic in America that we can not get away from or ignore.  There are stories in the news several times a week of victims that are paraded to show the horrible effects of

The More Things Change…..

How times have changed!  Fifty years ago in Selma the police turned on peaceful protesters with water hoses, dogs and batons.  The protestors were marching for their rights as Americans that had been denied them by the very government that was created to protect the