We wish all of you a very happy new year, with peace, health, love and prosperity.

That is what this message from Fred Thompson to those in Iowa reminded me of.
Not the stern kind of “talkin to” that we all got as kids when we misbehaved, but the kind that our parents and grandparents gave us when there were life lessons to be learned.

If I had to vote tomorrow [...]

The Lord Jesus Christ is perfectly capable of taking care of Himself, and ultimately needs no defending from—or by—we mere humans. His truth would stand even if no one on earth believed it. Nevertheless, we who believe must defend Him against the atheists and agnostics and Muslims and etc. who are attacking the historicity of [...]

First I received a Christmas card from Bill and Hill and today I received campaign literature designed to get me to vote for Hill in the South Carolina primary.
The problem is I have never voted in a Democratic primary as long as I have lived in this state which does not register voters by party. [...]

It has never been my choice to debate the Iraq war with most. Each individual has their own thoughts as to whether or not we should have gone to Iraq initially, or how the battles both in Iraq and Afghanistan have been commanded.
I have always believed that once we have troops committed [...]

Gee, do you think bin Laden will accept the generous invitation Michael Yon has extended?
It’s understandable that this turn of events might come as news to Osama, because he cannot set foot in Iraq for fear of his life. Osama is welcome to prove this wrong by visiting Basra, Baghdad or Mosul. Iraqis and [...]

Friday night I was watching Animal Planet and they showed some of the memorable animals featured this year.
One is Snowball, a cockatoo who got angry when his owner went away to college and got a bit fiesty.
He was given to Bird Lovers Only Rescue agency in August 2007. The father of the previous owner [...]

Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has been killed.
Fox News is reporting:
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday in a homicide attack that also killed at least 20 others at a campaign rally.
Bhutto was shot in the neck and chest as she was entering her vehicle, and then the [...]

Cal Thomas and Bob Beckel offer their predictions of what we should expect in 2008 here.
Cal: In the immortal wisdom of baseball great Casey Stengel, “Never make predictions, especially about the future.” Yet what fun is political punditry if you can’t look into the crystal ball every once in a while?
Bob: Besides, if politics [...]

Anyone who knows me knows I don’t get all tied up with the commercialism of Christmas. I love to give gifts more than receive them.
Christmas is not biblically correct anyway. There is no way shepherds would have been sleeping with their sheep in December, as the weather in that part of the world [...]

To all of our readers, may you and yours have a wonderful Christmas.

From our families to yours, Merry Christmas!

1And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
2(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
3And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
4And Joseph also [...]

A special holiday message from a politician in which nary a word is spoken.

Impressive!

‘Twas The Night Before Jesus Came
‘Twas the night before Jesus came and all through the house,
Not a creature was praying, not one in the house!
Their Bibles were lain on the shelf without care,
In the hopes that Jesus wouldn’t come here.
The children were dressing to crawl into bed,
Not once ever kneeling or bowing a head.
And Mom [...]

Received this in an email a while back, (author unknown).
The Wooden Bowl
A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year -old grandson.
The old man’s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.
The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and failing sight [...]

The following is the opening paragraph in Michael Yon’s email which links to his latest dispatch.
Been a long but productive year. Great progress in Iraq. The country has made a dramatic turnaround. But of course, there is still a long way to go, and sharper fighting in the months ahead before anyone should [...]

I read something in the early hours of this morning which defines exactly the way I have felt about this constant campaigning which has continued through the Christmas season.
From AJ Strata, who says this far better than I ever could:
Never before has the Presidential election attempted an incursion into America’s sacred time to give [...]

From Thursday’s Omega Letter is a very interesting commentary on how Christians should pick their president.
Lesser of Two Evils
You know, it doesn’t really matter what party you belong to this season, the best anybody can hope for is the lesser of two evils.
It is a phrase we’ve been hearing since the early 1990’s, when many [...]

From your lips to God’s ears, Mr. President.

Today I got a Christmas card. That happens all the time around this time of year, but this was from someone from whom I had never received a card before.
This Republican received a very nice greeting card from Bill and Hillary Clinton! Actually, it was signed “Hillary” “Bill”.
I was going to scan it [...]

To a more current performance with their daughters.

A few years ago, my wife and I attended a conference at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Mich., which focused on music and arts in worship. One of the presenters was Dennis Dewey, who has a passion for oral presentations of the Bible.
His methodology makes perfect sense, because the Bible—scripture—was always read to [...]

What do you think of when you think of Christmas? Lights, trees in your house, wreaths, gifts, meals, family time?
We traditionally have all these symbols at Christmas and spend gads of money so we can buy gifts the recipients don’t really need and we could give to them all year long without a holiday.
To [...]

As performed by Perry Como.

Former President George H. W. Bush responds to this,
“Well, the first thing she intends to do, because you can do this without passing a bill, the first thing she intends to do is to send me and former President Bush and a number of other people around the world to tell them that America is [...]

Those recent twin shootings in Colorado rattled a friend of mine. Greg Stier, head of the Dare2Share youth ministry, sends his kid to the same campus where the first murders took place.
Around the blogosphere, I’ve seen well-deserved praise for the ex-cop (turns out disgraced former cop who has now been redeemed by the Lord) who [...]

I’m talking about Mike Huckabee, the new Sunshine Boy of certain republicans.
I certainly approve the fact he is a professing Christian and appreciate the Christmas greetings in his latest ad, but the fact remains he is nothing more than another Jimmy Carter as far as a prospective president goes.
Here’s the ad:

Jimmy Carter was also a [...]

It is interesting to see which of our past Presidents is most admired by some of those aspiring to be our next President of the United States:
The presidential candidates are wild about Harry. And Teddy. And Martin?
The Associated Press asked them to name their favorite 20th century president from the opposing party. Two presidents [...]