November 23, 2024 A Religious and Political Commentary

Author: <span>DrJimMann</span>


Hidden spring of salvation still flows today

March 23, 2018

March 23, 2018

Once upon a time, in a faraway country, there was a dictator who controlled every aspect of life.  He loved...

The Church has a long legacy of contributing to society

March 8, 2018

March 8, 2018

I remember, back when I first started reading the Bible, coming across Paul’s statements in the beginning of Galatians chapter...

Open Letter to the Church

February 15, 2018

February 15, 2018

“We are no longer a Christian nation.”  That was a quote by President Barak Obama in a June 28, 2006...

Hubris brings judgment and division

February 8, 2018

February 8, 2018

When Daedalus created wings of feathers and wax for his son, Icarus, he gave them with a caution.  Daedalus warned...

Context gives meaning to all our memorials

January 25, 2018

January 25, 2018

Every day on my way to work I drive by a white cross with plastic flowers on the side of...

Ideas have consequences.

January 10, 2018

January 10, 2018

When Europeans began global exploration, their most surprising discoveries were not exotic lands and peoples, but their vast technological superiority...

By some degree, we all make the hypocrite list

December 28, 2017

December 28, 2017

I don’t have the authority, but if I did, I would brand 2017 as “The Year of the Hypocrite.” Scratch...

From Loss to Joy: The Ghost of Christmas Future

December 15, 2017

December 15, 2017

Of all the ghosts Ebenezer Scrooge encountered on his life-changing Christmas Eve adventure, none was more terrifying than the Ghost...

From Loss to Joy: The Ghost of Christmas Present

December 5, 2017

December 5, 2017

“I am the Ghost of Christmas Present,” said the Spirit.  “Look upon me!”  These were the words that greeted Ebenezer...

From Loss to Joy: The Ghost of Christmas Past

November 17, 2017

November 17, 2017

“Tradition,” said Elbert Hubbard, “is a clock that tells you what time it was.” The holidays are about tradition, handed...