Belated Disgust

I am habitually late in remembering important dates
I don’t always do a good job of following news.  Especially lately, when I’ve been out of town two weekends in a row and trying to keep up in between.
Yes, I had heard President Obama was going to give a “Back to School” speech to children.  Yes, I [...]

So THAT’S the Problem?

This is from a letter to the editor in today’s Waco Tribune-Herald. I am NOT making this up.
All of my friends believe in God, and I believe that, as a country, we need to get back to living by the Ten Commandments, loving one another, and having respect for all.
This is one of those times [...]

It’s All in the First Amendment

Freedom of the Religion and Freedom of the Press, all in the glorious First Amendment. The two may be becoming one in Waco.
We subscribe to the Waco Tribune-Herald. A local family recently bought the trib from the Cox company, which had owned the trib for 33 years. The new chairman, Clifton Robinson, wrote a piece [...]

Keys to Negotiation

I expect someone smarter than I am has at one point suggested that all communication, all relationships, are matters of negotiation. In June’s issue of INC. magazine, Norm Brodsky offers advice for negotiation in his Street Smarts column. The online version is titled: When Negotiating, Always Listen Before You Speak.
Here are his two points:

You simply [...]

Name-Calling

Do you know anyone who is “revisionist and dangerous?”  I am apparently married to such a person.
In her efforts to secure a speaker for an event, Rachel has been in communication with a particular individual who, over the weekend, declined the invitation. I have read one of this person’s books and advised Rachel to have [...]

Pastor in Chief?

Diana Butler Bass, of whom I am a big fan, writes for the God’s Politics Blog at Sojourners. Here is a piece from her today about Obama as Pastor-in-Chief.
What do you think?

Links

People are more prejudiced than they admit.
Should you reward people for doing good?
Are Super Bowl ads worth the price?
Religion and the Obama Administration.
Enjoy!

Are things getting worse? Really?

I listened to about 10 minutes of the Mark Davis Show this morning. I used to listen to Mark all the time and appreciated his straightforward, relatively fair dealing with issues.
This morning I learned that there had been booing of George W. Bush during the inauguration. I agree wholeheartedly with Mark (and the [...]

The Kindgom Did NOT Arrive Yesterday

Yes, I took some time off yesterday morning to take in the experience of the inauguration.  It was great to sit in the warmth of a room and watch it on television.  I appreciated all the special music, the polite way that both Obama and (Chief Justice) Roberts stumbled through the oath of office together, [...]

Does our spending belong to Caesar?

I have a friend who recently bought a new car.  He jests that he did it to help the economy. I suspect he is half jesting; his previous car was aging, and deteriorating.
The morning’s Waco Tribune-Herald picked up a wire story about poor holiday sales. Even the might Wal-Mart had lower-than-expected sales.
I have a confession [...]