Rick on December 31st, 2008

He’s at it again. Michael Newdow, American atheism’s poster child, now wants to remove references to God from the upcoming Presidential Inauguration. You have to admire the chutzpah of the guy - he also plans to attend so long as one of California’s senators will provide him with a ticket.

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Rick on December 11th, 2008

Since I’m a guitarist/singer/songwriter, I’m naturally attracted to lyrics. The following quote is lifted from a song by Kerry Livgren and his band AD, circa the 1980’s:
Welcome to the war - there is no neutral ground
Welcome to the life of war
Welcome to the war - no escape can be found
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Rick on November 16th, 2008

Dan King over at BibleDude.net opened a discussion on a news story that was posted earlier this past week. When I read it the first time, I thought it might become a little bit controversial (that is like saying the fires in California are just a little bit out of control). Feel free to add [...]

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Rick on October 25th, 2008

Earlier this week, I wrote a post that morphed into “Attraction vs. Promotion”. This one, which deals with many of the same issues, is a little awkward for me to write. I claim no special dispensation or authority, and am praying for wisdom as I type this. I can point to some specific references in Scripture [...]

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Rick on October 16th, 2008

Just when I think that frivolous lawsuits couldn’t get any more foolish, along comes Nebraska State Senator Ernie Chambers. He must have been a popular legislator - serving (well, we’ll use that term loosely here) 38 years - but after reading this, I cannot help but wonder if Ernie missed his calling. I’m thinking stand-up [...]

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