Fascism rises on the wind of popular vote, lifted by the wings of fear and hate. “Bella ciao” (Traditional Italian Partisan Song): This is a very famous Italian folk song that originated among the mondine (rice paddy workers) in the late 19th century. During the Italian resistance against fascism in World War II, it was…
My Texan Sunday School teacher was a Democrat who managed to work the Party’s platform into of every lesson to captive Baptist seminarians. Democrats ruled Texas for 100 years, voting last for Jimmy Carter in 1976. After all, “Jesus rode into Jerusalem, not on an elephant, but a donkey!” Another ancient and frequent visitor was…
Kent State: The 1970 shootings and a Pulitzer Prize-winning photo serve as a tragic reminder of division and the need for truth and healing.
Jesus Christ was tortured in a notorious Roman prison, was crucified and died. On the third day he rose from the dead. Even today Jesus appears and extends his love to the darkest prison, where no prisoner is beyond His reach, even to us. He is Risen! No prisoner is beyond the reach of God’s love….
Like a Good Neighbor. There was a large white middle class church out of parking in a booming Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Older small homes of minorities landlocked the church. The church pastor and board became possessed with a plan: eliminate the houses around the church to expand the blacktop. So the plan was launched to…
