A Letter to My Grandfather

(author unknown, published as a letter to the editor) Dear Grandpa: You have been such an important part of my childhood. From my earliest days, the lessons you taught me have served as my guide to a good and proper life. When I denied taking cookies from the cookie jar, you taught me why it …

Christian Nationalism is a Temptation

(by Benjamin Cremer) Christian nationalism is a temptation. It tempts us to place the important elements of our country on the same level as the sacred elements of our faith. It tempts us to equate the American narrative with the narrative of ancient Israel we read about in our scriptures. It tempts us to equate …

The Gospel is Not about Cultural Change

(by Nick Conner, adapted for this article) Here is God’s plan for cultural change: “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that …

Who am I?

(by Mike Ryan) I would like to make this a public post and discuss this with all of you. This very subject is my calling. (IMO). I am going out of town and will not be on for a while. So I am leaving you with these words of my often misunderstood position to debate …

The Stand

(by Bill Blood) It was a grey, dreary day, and thunderheads were gathering on the horizon. Charlie could see his neighbor's cows grazing in the pasture in the distance as he sat and drank hot, black coffee. He had tried to sleep last night, but sleep had eluded him. When he was done with his …

Michigan Facts

Detroit is known as the car capital of the world. Alpena is the home of the world's largest cement plant. Rogers City boasts the world's largest limestone quarry. Elsie is the home of the world's largest registered Holstein dairy herd. Michigan is first in the United States production of peat and magnesium compounds and second …

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 …

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 …