The Myth of the Dying Church

What do most Americans think about Christians? Are Christians just as immoral as unbelievers? To most people, the answers are an obvious negative opinion to the first, and yes and worse to the second. The thing is that these answers would be wrong. There are a lot of misconceptions about Christians in America, and sociologist More...

The Authoritarian Left Is Now in Power

On July 27, 2010 / By timothystone / In Current Events/Politics / No Comments
In this country, we have a very real threat to our freedoms in the form of the Left wing of the Democratic Party. I know that sounds like hyperbole on my part, but it really is not. The two basic freedoms that our country is founded upon, that indeed undergird the idea of all other More...

A Look Into the Important Documents of Our Nation’s Founding – Review of *The Portable Patriot*

On July 25, 2010 / By timothystone / In Book Reviews / No Comments
The Portable Patriot is a small, yet substantive, collection of documents from our nation’s history. Each section has attached commentary introducing the document and discussing its role in the political history and philosophy surrounding the formation of America. Indeed, the word philosophy is crucial to the notion of the volume. The United States of America is More...

Some Deeper Thoughts on Narnia From A Friend

The other day, a friend of mine wrote a terrific piece for her blog on some of the deeper spiritual ideas in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader. I am linking to it here. I heartily recommend to everyone to read it and think on it. God bless all. More...

Is Obama Really Trying to Protect Us?

If one turns on the popular Fox News Channel show, The O’Reilly Factor, at night, one will invariably at least a couple of times a week hear the host attacking talk radio. Bill O’Reilly takes particular aim at the idea put forth by Rush Limbaugh, Laura Ingraham, and others, that the Administration is allowing the More...

Happy Flag Day! Remember to Honor the Red, White and Blue

The Flag is the symbol of our country, and of those who have fought for it. It should be honored and respected, because to not do so is to not honor or respect those who have fought for it. For those of you putting up flags, here are some guidelines about the use and care of More...

Senator Reid Should Be Careful What He Wishes For…

This past week, Sharron Angle won the Republican nomination to oppose Senator Harry Reid in his re-election bid in Nevada. This race has become a huge deal for both parties. Not only is Sen. Reid the Senate Majority Leader, but he also represents a reliably “red” state, where his negatives are about as high as More...

Happy 235th Birthday!

I am an American Soldier. I am a Warrior and a member of a team. I serve the people of the United States and live the Army Values. So begins the “Soldier’s Creed”, which every member of the United States Army must memorize and recite during Basic Combat Training. I think back on this creed today as More...

Pray for Helen Thomas

Hatred is a word that is casually thrown around. Very few people consider the Biblical context in the words of our Lord, that we are guilty of murder if we hate people. Similarly, we sometimes wish that someone would “go to hell”; not heeding the fact that hell is not just “hell” a useless epithet, More...

Heaven Is Real, Christ is Real, but I Am A Worm: My Review of *Lord Foulgrin’s Letters* by Randy Alcorn

How do you describe a book that changes your life? Some might think that an audacious question to start a book review with, but it is the most appropriate question. I finished reading author Randy Alcorn’s Lord Foulgrin’s Letters, and I feel such a unique mix of joy, sorrow, guilt, fear, awe, and yearning. This More...