Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, he he humbled himself,… Continue reading Obedience to the Point of Death
Category: Politics
Winning… and Losing
Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. I’m reading The Romanovs: 1613-1918 (by Simon Sebag Montefiore, who also wrote the Stalin book I read last summer). I’ve long been fascinated by the tragic story of the last tsar… Continue reading Winning… and Losing
Praying Even When We Don’t See the Results
Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. And so we pray, today and every day, for the legal protection of unborn children. Many have prayed that prayer daily for forty-six years; for some people, that’s… Continue reading Praying Even When We Don’t See the Results
“Eat What I Am Giving You”
Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. But you, son of man, hear me when I speak to you and do not rebel like this rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I am… Continue reading “Eat What I Am Giving You”