April 7, 2017 “President Trump authorized a cruise missile strike of 59 warheads on Syria’s Shayrat airbase as a punitive and limited strike apparently intended to deter the Syrian government from using chemical weapons in the future… The aim was not to kill Syrian personnel, but to deliver a message.” (see BBC news, April 7, [...]
“Driving the Car Backwards, Part 3
April 5, 2017 I was all set today to finally write something commending President Trump regarding his statement in which he condemned the nerve agent (Sarin?) attack on the children of Northern Syria. He said the killing of dozens of civilians in northern Syria in an apparent chemical weapons attack by Syria’s air force is [...]
Driving the Car Backwards, Part 2
ill "Driving the Car Backwards, Part 2” March 29, 2017 The steady “drip, drip, drip” of "revelatory news" continues regarding the Trump Administration’s relationship to Russia and whether there is collusion between Trump officials, Putin and the Russian government to sway the election to Mr. Trump. The FBI, under FBI director Comey continues to report [...]
Driving the Car Backwards, Part 1
Driving the Car Backwards, Part 1 March 21, 2017 Reflecting on the Trump Administration this past week and listening to the testimony of the FBI director, James Comey, who stands at six foot eight inches a head taller than most of Washington, DC, regarding the Russian connection to the Trump administration and Putin’s interference in [...]
President Donald Trump and Zacchaeus
Luke 19:1-10 – Jesus in Jericho It is tempting at this time of President’s Trump’s first major political defeat (i.e. ‘failure of his health care bill’) to say something critical of the President. However, let’s forgo that for now and move on to a much deeper question. Since President Trump learns nothing in victories, can [...]