Thin Veneer (Short Version)

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.  Psalm 111:10 The veneer of civilization that protects us from savagery is very thin.  Those ties that bond us together as a society of law abiding, rational human beings are extremely fragile.    Antifa Today, in America, supporters of Antifa and BLM march our streets, […]

Thin Veneer

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.  Psalm 111:10 The veneer of civilization that protects us from savagery is very thin.  Those ties that bond us together as a society of law abiding, rational human beings are extremely fragile.   French Revolution In the 1780s France was the leading nation of continental […]

Cape Hatteras

Cape Hatteras   I am a Tar Heel born and bred.  Though I have lived outside its borders for many years, I still love the Old North State and like to write about it. The following is a description of one of its familiar landmarks. Cape Hatteras is situated on the Outer Banks, a line […]

Traitors

  Confederate Monument At Gettysburg    Confederate statues and symbols are being torn down and destroyed all over the country. Recently I read that some people are calling for the removal of Confederate monuments from the fields at Gettysburg.  How sad.  Do they wish to erase history? Was the Union army fighting against ghosts?  It […]

She Walks in Beauty

Seventy-two summers ago I met Ann. I remember the first time I met her.  It was the summer of 1948 and the location was St. Paul’s Methodist Church, Carolina Beach, North Carolina.  She was an extraordinarily beautiful young woman, but it was only a reflection of the beauty within. I do not know how I […]

Groupthink

  Several months ago I ventured to enter a post on a political opinion site.  The board had been set up by academics (primarily college undergraduates), and most of the contributors were of a decidedly liberal bent; but I assumed the site was open for the honest exchange of ideas.  I soon discovered otherwise. My […]

We, the People

  The following is selectively extracted from an opinion piece by Carol M. Swain,  a former tenured professor at Vanderbilt and Princeton universities, recently published in WND. We are at a historical moment where America’s institutions of higher education, many of them founded and led by Christian leaders, have rejected their founders and become transmission […]

Another Look at Capital Punishment

This post is essentially a repeat of arguments I made some months ago.  I believe the subject deserves another visit. Liberal-progressive opinion today is strongly opposed to capital punishment, and conservatives tend to have mixed feelings.  Most European nations have abandoned the practice, and many American states no longer impose it.  Slowly, inexorably, it appears […]

Veritas

  “Quid est veritas?” said Pilate to Jesus. What is truth?  Is there such a thing as absolute truth? Many people, especially those of a progressive bent, deny that there is such a thing as objective truth and say that truth is a matter of perspective.  They insist that all truth claims should be recognized […]

Truth

  In these troubled times it is often difficult to discern truth from falsehood.  It is made even more difficult by the all too obvious bias of those who bring us the news.  However, if we assiduously and honestly search for truth we can find it.   The following are truth statements.    First are […]