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Monthly Archives: May 2013
The Hour Is Come!
For my Bible study, my church is going through John’s Gospel: Wisdom from Ephesus, with Michael Card. What I want to talk about in this blog post is an event in John 12. Greeks are in Jerusalem to worship at … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Church, John MacArthur, Religion
Tagged gentiles, greeks, jesus death, Religion, theology, wheat fall
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Ambrose’s Nixon: The Triumph of a Politician 15
For my blog post today on Stephen Ambrose’s Nixon: The Triumph of a Politician, 1962-1972, I’ll highlight something that Ambrose says on page 440. The subject is President Richard Nixon’s pursuit of detente, which was “a relaxation of tension” with … Continue reading
Posted in Communism, History, Political Philosophy, Politics, Ronald Reagan
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Norman Thomas on the New Deal
In my post today about W.A. Swanberg’s Norman Thomas: The Last Idealist, I’ll talk about Socialist Norman Thomas’ views regarding President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. This will probably not be the last time that I discuss Norman Thomas’ views on … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, History, Political Philosophy, Politics
Tagged agricultural adjustment act, FDR, Franklin Roosevelt, Huey Long, military coup, National Recovery Administration, New Deal, Norman Thomas, president franklin roosevelt, w a swanberg, wall street brokers
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Do I Write for an Audience of One?
Rachel Held Evans had a good post yesterday, entitled I don’t write for an audience of One. Rachel was critiquing the popular Christian notion that we should write or perform our worship music for an audience of One, namely, God, … Continue reading
Ambrose’s Nixon: The Triumph of a Politician 14
More than a couple of times in my readings for My Year (or More) of Nixon, it has been said that President Richard Nixon’s visit to the People’s Republic of China came as a shock to many people. The claim … Continue reading
Posted in Communism, History, Political Philosophy, Politics
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Norman Thomas on the Soviet Union, Government, and Religion
My latest reading of W.A. Swanberg’s Norman Thomas: The Last Idealist covered Thomas’ views on the Soviet Union, the 1932 platform of the Socialist Party, and Thomas’ changing religious views. Thomas was critical of the Soviet Union’s tyranny, favored “evolutionary … Continue reading
Posted in Communism, History, Political Philosophy, Politics, Religion
Tagged FDR, government, Herbert Hoover, Morris Hillquist, Norman Thomas, old age pensions, Politics, president herbert hoover, Socialist Party, w a swanberg
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Ambrose’s Nixon: The Triumph of a Politician 13
My blog post today on Stephen Ambrose’s Nixon: The Triumph of a Politician, 1962-1972 will focus on Cuba. President Richard Nixon had his own sort of Cuban Missile Crisis, if you will. On September 16, 1970, a U-2 flight revealed … Continue reading
Posted in Communism, History, Movies, Political Philosophy, Politics
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Starting a Biography on Norman Thomas
I started Norman Thomas: The Last Idealist, by W.A. Swanberg. Norman Thomas was the Socialist Party’s candidate for President of the United States between 1928-1948. Why am I reading this book? For a variety of reasons. I became somewhat interested … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, History, Political Philosophy, Politics, Religion
Tagged Franklin Roosevelt, Norman Thomas, presbyterian minister, red scares, Richard Nixon, role religion, Socialist Party, w a swanberg
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Lars and the Real Girl, and a Community’s Acceptance
I watched the 2007 movie Lars and the Real Girl a couple of nights ago. You can read about it here. Also check out Roger Ebert’s excellent review of the movie. There were plenty of times when I was bored … Continue reading
Posted in Asperger's, Autism, Church, Movies, Social Skills
Tagged church of the brethren, drama, entertainment, lars and the real girl, oscars, roger ebert
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Ambrose’s Nixon: The Triumph of a Politician 12
President Richard Nixon criticized the Baby Boomers who were protesting against the Vietnam War, calling the ones who were “blowing up the campuses” “bums” (Nixon’s words). Meanwhile, Nixon praised the soldiers fighting in Vietnam, portraying them as heroes. Stephen Ambrose … Continue reading
Posted in History, Movies, Political Philosophy, Politics
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James' Ramblings 