American Politics and the Christian

Byempower December 16, 2011

D. Kevin Brown has an interesting essay written as he watched the most recent Republican debate. I think a key sentence is this:

The only way to change a person is on the inside.

Read Kevin’s post and comment.

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Thy Kingdom
Byempower October 3, 2011

To continue with the life plan as provided in the Lord’s Prayer, we next look at the line, “Thy Kingdom Come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” For much of humanity, the concept of doing someone else’s will is repugnant. A deeper understanding and ability to not feel threatened at…

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Editorial | Politics | Public Square

How the Left Ruined Dilbert
Byempower April 30, 2018

A few months ago, a friend of mine at a different company, knowing I was a manager, asked my advice on how to advance. I suggested they meet with their manager to discuss the issue, and so my friend met with their manager and the department head to discuss their future. My friend was pleased…

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Government | Politics

Allan Bevere: The President as Pastor-in-Chief?
Byempower January 24, 2018

Words, sentences, and paragraphs have context and content. Often what we say reveals deeper things about our convictions than we realize when we utter them; and if we reflect upon what they actually reveal about us, we might wish we had not opened our mouths. It has been common for Donald Trump’s evangelical supporters to justify…

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Christianity | Discipleship | Government | Lord's Prayer | Politics | Public Square

To Whom Do We Give Allegiance?
Byempower October 30, 2015

by Dr. Robert Cornwall As a child I had a classmate who remained seated as the rest of us stood to say the “Pledge of Allegiance.” While we pledged our allegiance to the nation symbolized by the flag, thinking nothing of the religious implications of our act, my classmate, who happened to be a Jehovah’s…

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Politics

Joel Watts on Topic Two: Reshaping the Budget
Byempower February 22, 2013

Link to question #2. Reshaping must always start with the philosophy of the budget. What is the budget’s use? I would not consider the budget the economic structuring document, free of morality or agendas we’ve come to expect from such a cold rehearsal of the facts. The first thing I would want to see done…

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Politics

Question 5 Response 1 – Elgin Hushbeck – Reforming the Penal System
Byempower June 13, 2013

Links: Question 5 Elgin Hushbeck Reply to Question 5 Joel Watts Reply to Question 5 Joel Watts Question 5 Response 1 Second Reply Set (Both Joel Watts and Elgin Hushbeck) Question: You write of finding “the least bad one.” Why are you so pessimistic that the situation cannot be righted? Even if Eden started off…

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