Author: modernstoriesoftheway

“Reinvesting in the Gospel of Jesus Christ our Lord” Sitting in church for worship yesterday, the Lord Jesus spoke to my heart and reminded me that even if Donald Trump is removed as president, this will not solve the evils we face in our day.  With or without this President, the same powers which elected [...]

November 15-16, 2019 “The Power of the Office” Marie Yovanovitch’s riveting testimony was interrupted one hour into the proceedings by a Presidential tweet in which the President questioned the career diplomat’s competence, noted the President of Ukraine did not like her and pointed out his power to fire diplomats at will.  Defending his attempt to [...]

“Strange Times” The assault on our democracy is unprecedented, since perhaps the time of Joe McCarthy.  Our divided government accomplishes very little, being consumed by the fires of partisan politics.  Our democratic process is broken and even a presidential impeachment may not be enough to fix it.  What is going on in our democracy? It [...]

“Sins of Commission, Sins of Omission” October 10, 2019 In reflection upon our President’s behavior in the past few weeks, I thought it might be helpful to organize his behavior around the Book of Common Worship’s rubric of “sins of omission, sins of commission.”  In this prayer book of the Presbyterian Church, we are given [...]

“…for good men to do nothing” “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”                                                                                           Edmond Burke This well known, but often forgotten statement sums up the measure of our times.  Evil is triumphing around us, among us and sometimes in us, and good men and women [...]

“He Who Shall Not Be Named” In the infamous Harry Potter series, the author, J.K. Rowlings, masterfully increased the drama of the series by not invoking Voldemort’s name.  By so doing, she illustrated the contempt and fear the general populous had for this dark wizard.  In similar manner, many in our culture are refusing to [...]

“No Exoneration” As the Robert Mueller report comes to its conclusion with Mr. Mueller’s personal testimony to Congress, we are able to finally say one thing for sure.  The President called Trump is not exonerated by Robert Mueller’s report.  Though hamstrung in his testimony by Trump’s handpicked, in the pocket Attorney General, William Barr, Mueller [...]

“The Division of America” Quoting Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post, July 4, 2019: “Standing beneath the majestic statue of Abraham Lincoln, occupying a space where great orators have stood, Trump looked and sounded quite small.” “Trump declared, “We are one people chasing one dream and a magnificent destiny,” but that misses the point.  We [...]

“Taxation Without Representation” If our illustrative President attempts to impose tariffs on Mexico in his misguided attempt to stop all emigration from Mexico into this country, he will be sorely disappointed.  First, such a misguided policy will not work.  Mexico has neither the means nor the manpower to enforce it.  Second, corruption is so endemic [...]

“The Mueller Statement” The statement by Robert Mueller, Special Counsel for the Justice Department, as the honorable Mr. Mueller retires, speaks volumes by his clarity and by his emphasis as well as his silence.  The clarity of the statement that Russian operatives did hack the election process in 2016 in an attempt to sabotage Hillary [...]