“Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.”
-Albert Einstein, Jewish German immigrant to America
In 1942 Gerald Smith founded the Christian Nationalist Crusade, a political organization aimed at making America more Christian. What did that mean? Using their magazine, The Cross and the Flag, Smith’s organization took a stand against, among other things, Jews, jazz music, and interracial marriage. To make America more…Christlike?
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At some point America crossed a border from correct territory into incorrect territory. We broke a grammatical law, and its time to go back to where we came from. By this I mean misuse of the word “illegal.”
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My flash fiction piece, titled
“Falling Asleep on the Couch with the Sketches in His Lap”
has been published by Hoot!
Check it out here!
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Kid President Robbie Novak: Here are some highlights from his awesome Presidency!
The past few months have been hard for my family. Just over a month ago we lost my grandmother, and this past Monday my aunt passed away after decades of battling cancer. Hers is a miracle of a story, but not in the way you’d expect. Hers is not a miracle of physical healing, but spiritual healing. When she was a little girl, her favorite movie was The Sound of Music. In one of the famous songs, Maria the governess sings of “whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens,” and all her favorite things that she thinks of when times are bad, “when the dog bites, when the bee stings.” My Aunt Annie lived her life with the ability to “not feel so bad” through enormous trials, and to help others “not feel so bad” through the remembrance of favorite things. Throughout most of her life, her very soul radiated with the persistence of love and fondness for people and the good things they bring, despite a lifelong assault of pain and woe.
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I’m worn out from four posts in a row detailing why Christians vote the myriad ways they do. This week I take a week off. I will return next week. In the meantime, get some chores done.
In these 2 weeks my goal is to break down as simply as possible why many in Christians in general vote for either of the two major parties in elections. Christians who are staunchly Republican may wonder why someone who shares the same beliefs, values, and worldview would dare vote for a Democratic. Christians who are staunchly Democratic may wonder why someone who shares the same beliefs, values, and worldview would dare vote for a Republican. Christians who are neither of these may wonder the same about either.
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[The following is a lullaby written for my newborn son]
Bed Made to Rest
Beds are made for us to rest in
So the Lord made one for me
Sheep are counted by the shepherd
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Hello readers!
I am happy to announce that my wife has given birth to our second son! Both are healthy and doing well. We are all so blessed!
As we take this time to enjoy the newest member of our family, my blog will be postponed until further notice. Enjoy the summer!
If you teach seniors, you have the “privilege” of not only saying goodbye to teaching them, but to saying goodbye to them as they leave school for the next stage of life. That brings a unique kind of sadness, and sometimes, joy.
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