The Pigford Settlement May Be More About Race Than Farming

Republican lawmakers are warning against Congress approving a massive discrimination settlement that passed the Senate last week. The so-called Pigford settlement seems to be marred by thousands of potentially fraudulent applications. Just before breaking for Thanksgiving recess, the Senate approved by voice vote a $4.6 billion package to settle claims against the government by black [...]

The Wise And The Scornful

He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy (Proverbs 29:1). The unwillingness of an individual to receive reproof concerning his actions or character is a good measure of his relationship with God and the state of his salvation. The man who has found peace with God is [...]

Spinning The GM Story

From The Heritage Foundation: President Barack Obama. . . . called his government takeover of General Motors a “success story.” “American taxpayers are now positioned to recover more than my administration invested in GM,” he said. Left unsaid is the fact that if the Obama Administration keeps selling their GM stock at the IPO price, [...]

Receiving From God

William Gurnall: “We are justified, not by giving anything to God, —what we do, — but by receiving from God, what Christ hath done for us.”

Putting Michelle In A Burqa

Quoting Washington Times editor emeritus Wesley Pruden: “Mr. Obama’s continued pursuit of romance with the Islamic world, little short of abasing both himself and his country, isn’t winning him a lot of points from Muslims at home. … The special pleaders are clear about the price they exact for returning Mr. Obama’s respect and attempts [...]

The Story Of The Red Hand

11 But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13 I charge [...]

The Curse Of Debt

How often do we hear of fellow Christians who have been emotionally manipulated into “planting seeds” of cash by some smooth talking preacher promising a 100 fold return for their financial investment into what the preacher calls the kingdom of God? The modern church loves to talk about the blessings of God, but very little [...]

Many Are Addicted To Strange Fire

I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that [...]

When The World Loves You

Charles H. Spurgeon reminds us, as Christians, that we are in danger when we are too much at ease in the world: “For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world; and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.” (1 John 5:4) Christians are not so much in danger when they [...]

The Materialistic Mind

G. K. Chesterton believed that materialism caused human beings to lose contact with their own common sense and everyday experience as material and spiritual beings. He saw materialism as a species of madness. A madman may think himself a goat, although the differences between a man and a goat are obvious. The materialist trys to [...]

The Joy Of The Lord

Quoting Matthew Henry: “The joy of the Lord will arm us against the assaults of our spiritual enemies and put our mouths out of taste for those pleasures with which the tempter baits his hooks.”

The Will To Win

Quoting Ronald Reagan: “Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today’s world do not have. It is a weapon that we as Americans do [...]

The Voice Of The Shepherd

“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of my [...]

Is Your’s A Hateful Or Grateful Thanksgiving?

“Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness and for his wonderful works to the children of men and let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving.” (Psalm 107:21:22) Quoting Adrian Rogers: Now, it has been said that talk is cheap. We thank the Lord and we say Lord, we’re so thankful, we’re so [...]

Thanksgiving Thoughts

The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving. ~H.U. Westermayer Thanksgiving is the holiday of peace, the celebration of work and the simple life… a true folk-festival that speaks the poetry of the turn of the seasons, the [...]

Lame Ducks And ObamaCare

Congressional lame ducks have the opportunity to redeem themselves in the weeks ahead by doing one good thing for the citizens of this country: “Repeal ObamaCare!! John Hayward writes: ObamaCare is the single greatest job killer since the Great Depression. It destroyed thousands of jobs at insurance companies within days of passage. It has prompted [...]

Our Work Is Sacred

Quoting Martin Luther: “What you do in your house is worth as much as if you did it up in heaven for our Lord God. We should accustom ourselves to think of our position and work as sacred and well-pleasing to God, not on account of the position and work, but on account of the [...]

The Eyes Of Our Countrymen Are Upon Us

Quoting George Washington: “Let us therefore rely upon the goodness of the Cause, and the aid of the supreme Being, in whose hands Victory is, to animate and encourage us to great and noble Actions. The Eyes of all our Countrymen are now upon us, and we shall have their blessings, and praises, if happily [...]

The Word Of God And Nothing Else

Our God rules on high and does not sit in the pews. We must not adjust the Gospel for our wealthier members, church officers, nor even for the well educated. You will often hear an excuse for heresy made out of the desire to win the young men and women of our modern culture to [...]

The Effective Prayer Is Always Made In The Name Of Jesus

Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. 24 Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. (John 16) We must learn to pray in the name of Christ because [...]

The Media’s Double Standard And Al Gore

There are still those who cling to the great global warming hoax as if it were a life raft in the middle of an ocean. The only problem is that the life raft is sinking and its passengers are ignoring the problem. Columnist Burt Prelutsky writes: “It is mainly liberals who are the simpletons who [...]

Compel Them To Come In

Quoting Jonathan Edwards: Preach abroad. It is the cooping yourselves up in rooms that has dampened the work of God, which never was and never will be carried out to any purpose without going into the highways and hedges and compelling men and women to come in.

The Oath Of Office

Quoting economist Walter E. Williams: “Here, in part, is the oath of office that each congressman takes: ‘I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same….’ Here’s my question [...]

Assurance Against The Enemy

“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of my [...]

Democrats Continue To Push Their Liberal Spending Agenda

It looks like the Democrats will introduce the mother of all budget bills by lumping together all the appropriations bills they had failed to pass for fiscal year 2011, which began on October 1. The omnibus package costs $1.1 trillion. Democrats had ducked funding the government all year, fearing the backlash from spending-conscious voters. The [...]