Second Impeachment Vote Remarks

(By Mitt Romney, United States Senator) Once again, I have listened to the arguments of the respective counsel, studied briefs, and weighed evidence in an impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. This is not a responsibility I sought or expected. I certainly did not anticipate having to serve a second time as a Senator-juror in …

A Financial Parable

It's a slow day in the small town and the streets are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody is living on credit. A tourist visiting the area drives through town, stops at the hotel, and lays a $100 bill on the desk saying he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs to …

United States Senate Invocation

(by Barry Black, Chaplain of the U.S. Senate) Lord of our lives and sovereign of our beloved nation, we deplore the desecration of the United States Capitol building, the shedding of innocent blood, the loss of life, and the quagmire of dysfunction that threaten our democracy. These tragedies have reminded us that words matter and …

Choosing

(by Arianna Freelen) My Granny told me throughout my adolescent years, “Be like Daniel.” As we ended our phone conversations, as I hurried off to school, before my Saturday track meets, as I walked out the door with my date, her words were an ever-present reminder. She had a way of taking the most profound …

Top Ten Signs You Might Be Putting Your Political Views Above Your Relationship With Jesus Christ

(author unknown) 10. If you feel more comfortable explaining your love for a political candidate/party than you do your love for Christ and the Gospel, you might be putting your political views above your relationship with Jesus Christ. 9. If your prayer life is not for His Kingdom to come, but for your political party …

Voting in Faith Applied: The Standards of the Word of God

(by Ron Schalow) The Word of God speaks to the question of selecting leaders and who we should and should not associate with in our lives. This includes our voting lives. This guidance come from Exodus 18:21, Proverbs 6:16-19 and II Timothy 3:1-5. This list is by no means exhaustive, as there are many references …

The Obituary

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as knowing when to …

Steak ‘n’ Taters

(by Jenny Abram) Let's play a game of pretend! We have 3 choices for dinner: 1. Dog poop (Excuse me while I vomit.) 2. Cat poop (Excuse me while I vomit, again.) 3. Steak ‘n’ taters! (Yum!) We're all getting steak ‘n’ taters! Yay!!! But hold it! It's not that easy. Dang it! We've been …

The Real Issue

(by Ron Schalow) With another election coming up, most of us have already made our choice. Despite this, many are still arguing long and loud for a particular candidate or against a particular candidate. Now, I ask, for the Christian, what’s the real issue? Here's a hint - it's not any specific candidate. The real …

Hard Words for Hard Times

(By Tom Hoefling) Hard words for hard times -- to Americans, and, most particularly, to Christians: You don't have principled leaders because you don't value principles enough to insist that those you elect are principled. You don't have decent leaders because you don't insist on decency. You don't have trustworthy leaders because you don't insist …