President | Ain't Complicated

He Could Attend, Take a Knee, and Raise His Fists

And pull a rabbit out of his coat's inner pocket.

He could time it to happen during the national anthem or the inaugural address or hail to the chief or the swearing in.

And instead of that rabbit, it could be a certain red piece of head gear to plunk on his head. Or a certain blue flag to wave gently. Or both. Or all three, with the rabbit as a “welcome to the office” gift to Mr. Biden — a nice way to wish living good luck, quadrupled. 😯 🙄

That makes staying away look like a plus.

I just thought some perspective might help. 😀

Seriously, though, I urge Read it all

Antidote for Turmoil, Fear, and Unrest

Just what many of us need in the wake of the 2020 US Presidential election

Three days have passed since America’s Presidential election of 2020. Even now, not all ballots have been counted yet. Others have been counted at least twice. And probably hundreds of thousands have been counted that shouldn’t count toward any official tally.

At this stage, only God knows who will be the next President of the United States. And only God knows why He has chosen that man and for what purposes. Of this we can be sure: God’s will shall certainly be accomplished. The man He has chosen in absolute righteousness will be the next United States President.

I remember the Bush-Gore election Florida mess of 2000. Gore’s litigation dragged on for over a month before the US Supreme Court stepped in and essentially forced the whole thing to end. And finally Bush was certified the winner.

Over a month and in only one state, folks! And what is happening now is on a far greater scale than that. So…we shall see. Meanwhile, here are some excerpts from a piece I wrote on November 12 of that year: Read it all

Did Rush Concede the Election to Biden?

I wondered if he had slipped up in expression, or if he actually meant to say it that way.

I was truly astonished to hear Rush Limbaugh say it twice two different ways during his first segment this morning.

Alas, I don’t remember his phrasing (but I concede he didn’t use the word concede). I just know I was very, very surprised the first time. And not long after, he said it again, with different words. But both times the indisputable message was that Joe Biden won.

He said both toward the end of his first ten minutes on air.

I remember thinking, “He just conceded” and “He threw Trump under the bus.”

I was incredulous to hear it from Rush. I wondered if he had slipped up in his way of saying things or if he really meant it. I kept expecting him to correct himself. He didn’t by the first break. Read it all

How One Anabaptist Christian Looks at Civil Elections

Why I do not participate in the honorable civic calling of voting in civil elections...

Welcome to Election Day USA 2020! (Or any day thereafter.)

Are you ready for what comes next? Have you voted yet? Are you troubled at the possibilities? Does the potential selection of Mr. _ _ _ _ _ frighten you or cheer you? Do you worry about the state and direction of the United States? Do the polls trouble you? Are you afraid at the prospect of civil unrest, fraudulent shenanigans, riots, anarchy, or totalitarianism?

Perhaps you are a Christian and you just aren’t sure how to vote. Perhaps you think Mr. Trump is vile and vicious. Perhaps you think Mr. Biden is vicious and vile. Maybe you think one of them is a con artist and should be a convict.

Perhaps one of the selections below will help you…or make you feel worse. Whatever the case, let me tell you a little of how I look at politics and/or elections. (I think “normal” American citizens have the duty, honor, and high calling to vote.) Read it all

Elections and the Elect: The Darkness Deepens But Light Shines On

Be faithful, even if you are fearful. Don't be blind to danger, neither stop looking to Jesus.

This post is not what I envisioned it becoming.

Instead it is mostly unarranged thoughts typed in a mostly “stream of consciousness” fit or two, originally intended for a couple of weeks as threads to be woven with a bunch of others into something to post at Anabaptists. I just don’t have the time. And, frankly, have lost the “zeal” and drive for it as well.

But I put them here and fling them out there because I am deeply, deeply concerned about the state of God’s people in the times we find ourselves.

Some of these things I know to be factual. Others I acknowledge as possibly not rising to more than being mere feelings. Read it all

How to Eliminate Coronavirus Hype

A straightforward solution whose principles are already kicking into gear globally...

No, not how to eliminate the virus. Like all viruses, it will just have to run its course.

This is about how to lower the hype to normal-flu levels. Zero pretty much. Eliminate, in other words.

Israel and Italy are under full-blown quarantine, right?

Air travel is curbed, right?

Public assemblies are being canceled, right?

Even (some/the) Democrats are calling for canceling further campaigning, right?

To eliminate the coronavirus hype, to brush COVID-19 right out of the news… Read it all

Presidential Election 2016: Whatever the Result

If Christ's church doesn't show Jesus, we all lose.

Maybe your man Trump will win and Hillary the Evil Empress will lose. Maybe your woman Clinton will win and Donald the Perverted Pied Piper will lose. Whatever your view of the candidates and whatever the result of the Presidential election, the state of your heart matters far more. Read it all