At the men’s study on Thursday morning, Hosea 4 was considered and I found it frightening when thinking about the United States. Below is the text with some notes. May we make personal application. It begins with – Hear the word of the Lord, you children of Israel The first point is direct to us – listen... Continue Reading →
Class Warfare
From the pledge to our flag, these truths we hold dear (we should hold dear): One nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. How special and how critical are every one of those points! We have been so blessed living under those points and thus the envy of most of the world. For... Continue Reading →
Medicare for All?
There is a growing cry and a growing number who are advocating Health Care for all and a one-payer system – Medicare for all. Is that a good idea? From an article in the paper this morning, "'Medicare for All' could get complicated, GAO says...and potentially disruptive...One unintended consequence could be increased wait times and reduced... Continue Reading →
March Madness
Last night brought an end to the season known as March Madness which is about the 68 NCAA basketball teams selected from among some 300 to compete to be the 2019 National Champion. Once the field of teams is selected, many people join others in filling out a bracket, picking winners and losers, hoping to... Continue Reading →
Saving the Planet?
“Earth Hour” 2019 was March 31 at 8:30 PM. Peoples all over the world turned off their power to both save energy and as a statement about climate change and the need to address the problem. So for an hour the lights were turned off – at least some were off. Is it we ultimately want to... Continue Reading →
The Flood
Unique days we have just witnessed and are encountering. Who would have thought of Fremont, NE being an island? Who would have anticipated every major west artery into Omaha damaged (Maple, Dodge, Center, and Q)? Who would have imagined standing with the Plagmans and looking west from their driveway at blue all the way to the bluff... Continue Reading →
Suicide
Yesterday I talked with two different couples about suicide. One was the suicide of a direct family member a number of years ago that happened on January 29 and the other was an attempt by a close family member last week. A number of us were, and are yet, impacted by a local suicide a few weeks... Continue Reading →
Free?
I recently saw a post from a church announcing that they were expanding to create another campus as they had received a FREE building. That got me thinking. Free? Really? Was that building really free – truly free? The truth is, NOTHING is free
In 1991, the North Atlantic off of Nova Scotia experienced what has been called the “Perfect Storm” - the convergence of three weather systems that made for a huge storm (made famous in the movie by the same name released in 2000). Brett Kavanaugh and the country experienced something similar this past month as he was... Continue Reading →
End of the Season
Baseball is such a game of losers (before any of you start screaming - I'm kidding!). A starting pitcher in a season will start about 34 games and if good and with a good group around him, might win half the games. Half - that is like 50%. I mean, if I got half right... Continue Reading →
a PK Musing 