Virginia Right!

It is now this time of year when we have survived Halloween and how firmly into the season of Hallmark holiday (Thanksgiving and Christmas [with probably a Hanukkah movie in too!] of course) movies – almost all great romances – boy meets girl in various situations and they end up a couple.  Harmless (well mostly […]

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Every week on Monday morning , the Council and our invited guests weigh in at the Watcher’s Forum, short takes on a major issue of the day. This week’s question: On this particular Memorial Day, what are your thoughts about the future of our country? The Razor: I used to believe that everyone had to […]

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I just finished watching The Abolitionists and I will say that it was quite good. I was pleased to see the centrality of faith in the abolitionist message but concerned about the treatment of John Brown.  He was portrayed in a sympathetic light.  But this is early – it is a three part miniseries so […]

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I am very discouraged.  I cried for a hour tonight.  I cannot believe the American people re-elected President Obama.  But they did.  I am just about done with politics.  I know the Lord has a purpose for everything but He is holy, and will allow a people to make bad decisions if they choose to.  […]

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I have blogged about Dan Casey at the Roanoke News.  He is unwilling to see the truth about ICLEI but still criticizes its opponents.  But here was a great letter from Lance O Hunt from Vinton that Casey printed in the News (I only copy part of it here): Since you are so often and […]

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With all the brouhaha over the remarks by Rep. Akin, which I cannot take a position on because I am not a physician nor have I researched it but many I respect say Akin must get out of the race so I say maybe he should favorably consider that, I wonder if Rep. Akin does […]

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Sometimes I read a article and it says exactly what I would have said.  Here is one of them – by Jen Floyd Engel at Fox Sports about Tim Tebow: I do not know if Tim Tebow is going to be a great quarterback. What I do know is I am not willing to bet […]

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I was not going to blog on the male wrestler who defaulted rather than wrestle a female.  Too risky.  But I felt it was right thing to do.  To paraphrase my favorite sports hero, Eric Liddell, in Chariots of Fire, if I blog, I blog for God.  (Any reader who wants to know more or […]

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The new Discovery Channel series LIFE is apparently an awesome triumph of television.  I read an article in Popeater (I cannot in good conscience recommend people go there but I cannot commit plagarism) that led me to the Discovery Channel website.  I was impressed with the little stalk-eyed bug who grows his eye stalks.  Watch the […]

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