Merry Christmas has become an offensive greeting in many public places, stores, and businesses. Frankly, I refuse to join the crowd who think they are avoiding controversy by offering a tepid, “Happy Holidays.” What holiday? Well, as every child knows, it’s Christmas. Christmas has been a cultural holiday in the Western World for centuries. The [...]
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Merry Christmas To All
Posted in Christian Life, Culture, Politics, Worldview, tagged bill kinney, Christian Life, christian worldview, christmas, merry christmas on December 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wise Words: Who Is In Charge?
Posted in Culture, Elections, Politics, Worldview, tagged bill kinney, Elections, outcomes, Politics, predictions, who is in charge, words of wisdom on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The following list was sent to me by a friend. —– Top 10 Predictions No Matter Who Wins the Election The Bible will still have all the answers Prayer will still work. The Holy Spirit will still move. God will still inhabit the praises of His people. There will still be God-anointed preaching. There will [...]
Wise Words: You Cannot
Posted in Culture, Quotations, Worldview, tagged bill kinney, christian worldview, cultutre, quotes, words of wisdom, Worldview on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Timely words of wisdom? You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help little men by tearing down big men. You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot establish [...]
A Heartbeat Away
Posted in Culture, Palin, Politics, tagged biden, bill kinney, heartbeat, Palin on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
How many times are we going to hear it? Over and over again, all directed at Sarah Palin. All asking the same question, “What if something happens to John McCain? She is only a heartbeat away.” Awash with incredulity, antagonists sarcastically wonder whether she can just seamlessly step into the toughest job in the world. [...]
Greed or Gain? Pt. 4 [Last]
Posted in Bailout, Culture, Economy, tagged american business, bible, bill kinney, Christian Life, christian worldview, Economy, fannie mae, freddie mac, gain, greed, little guy, sin, tom petters, trust, truth on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This discussion started out by observing our current economic distress, and over three short installments we considered whether greed or gain is the right word for what primarily motivates American business. While we have not yet come to a specific answer, it is clear that it is in the realm of a resounding both/and. We [...]
Greed or Gain? Pt. 3
Posted in Bailout, Culture, Economy, tagged adam smith, bible, bill kinney, capitalism, Christian Life, christian worldview, depression, Economy, gain, great depression, greed, loss, loss is gain, wall street on October 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Are we on the brink of The Great Depression, Version 2.0? This past week has seen a historic fall-off of value in the market, with the Dow Jones Average down 18%, and retirement nest-eggs taking a big hit, riding at a negative 36% for the year. Even when the rebound comes, as it will, what [...]
Greed or Gain? Pt. 2
Posted in Bailout, Culture, Economy, tagged authenticity, bible, bill kinney, calvin coolidge, capitalism, Christian Life, christian worldview, Economy, fundamentals, gain, greed, honesty, integrity, mccain, reality check, truth, wall street on October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
People talk about greed as though it is unusual and something that is only a part of the lives of someone else. The wealthy are scorned as though cheating and greedy excess is the only way they could possibly have made their money. In these financially unsettling times for our country, Wall Street is on [...]
Greed or Gain? Pt. 1
Posted in Bailout, Culture, Economy, tagged bible, bill kinney, capitalism, Christian Life, christian worldview, enron, fannie mae, freddie mac, gain, golden parachute, greed on September 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
More than one media person has recently said that the true cause of the failures of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and of the current mortgage crisis, is capitalistic greed. Personal, grimy, dirty, ugly, greed. End of story – end of discussion – no need to look further than that. Is that what primarily motivates [...]
Charlie Gibson’s Bush Doctrine
Posted in Culture, Palin, Politics, tagged ABC, bill kinney, bush doctrine, charlie gibson, core values, gotcha, krauthammer, Palin on September 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Charlie, we hardly knew you – sitting there unsmiling through the interviews of Sarah Palin except for a brief flash toward the end when asking questions about her respect for Hillary. What were you trying to prove, and to whom? You certainly were not concerned about those of us who have become totally estranged from [...]
It’s a Time of Change!
Posted in Culture, Palin, Politics, tagged ABC, bill kinney, change, mccain, obama, out of bounds, Palin, personal attacks, vice president on September 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Change is in the air with Fall coming on and politics taking up our attention. The ascendancy of Sarah Palin has certainly generated interest on both sides of the aisle. Republicans are energized, Independents are curious, and Democrats don’t know what to think – except to try to diminsh her by personal attacks. None of [...]
