In the late fall of 2020, Shelly and I were discussing how one could be a Christian and support the Democrat Party since the party stands for everything that opposes Biblical Christianity, including abortion, marriage rights, the Bill of Rights, family values, personal responsibility, et. al. We decided to contact Read more…
Speech for 2022 high school graduating class of Trinity Lutheran Church, Springfield, MO. Congratulations graduating class of 2022. You certainly are finishing your primary education and entering the world of adulthood at a very, very interesting time. There is an old Chinese blessing, May you live in uninteresting times. The Read more…
Blood Meridian, by Cormac McCarthy, while not the most enjoyable reading experience of my life, was not unenjoyable in the least. I love McCarthy’s word choice. I love his prose. I love his twist on a phrase, and his use of one word over another for meaning a certain idea, Read more…
Thoughts on Wendell Berry’s The Unsettling of America Years ago, Joel Salatin, the owner and operator of The Polyface Farm in Virginia, wrote in his book You Can Farm, if you want to farm, you’re going to have to stay home. No farm was ever successful when there was not Read more…
Several years ago, James White (Calvinist) and Michael Brown (Armenian) debated over whether or not God has decreed from all eternity that some are elect to salvation and some are elect to damnation. This ages-old debate is an argument of predestination and election. Did God elect some to be saved Read more…
The education of a child is ultimately the responsibility of the parent. While there are many options for accomplishing this, home education is most ideal.
In March of 2016 I, a chiropractor, visited and shadowed Dr. Ray McClanahan, a podiatrist, in Portland, OR to learn more about naturally addressing foot disfunction and its effect on spinal stability and health.
During chiropractic school I was focused on one thing and one thing only… graduating and passing boards. Everyone who enters chiropractic school is focused on the same thing, and that is exactly what they teach you; how to graduate and how to pass boards.
Passing the boards is only the first step, though and it’s not really that pivotal of a step in the grand scheme of being a health care provider. Like any education system, exams like national board exams show whether you are a good test taker rather than showing whether or not you are a good, or will be a good and competent chiropractor.
Faith is the belief in things you can not see, but just because you can’t see it, doesn’t mean nothing’s there.