Archive for Liberty

No One Knows You Better Than Your Mother: Just Ask Karl Marx’s Mom

“Karl Marx was angry, hate-filled, quarrelsome, neglectful of his family, lazy, and violent. He suffered from hideous carbuncles in part because he almost never bathed. He spent almost all his time at home or in libraries, and almost none where the...

 

Christ Crushed Marxism in a Russian Prison by Proclaiming LIBERTY!

Inscribed on the Liberty Bell are the words of Leviticus 25:10: "Proclaim liberty to all the inhabitants of the land." This phrase was a reminder that what brought prosperity to our history and nation is God's commandment to teach and build a soci...

 

If “School House Rock” Explained The Economy To Us, We’d Understand The Problem

When i was a kid, School House Rock played a huge part of my edjamacation.... I mean education. Well, no ones perfect, right. I learned through song about government, "I'm just a bill up on Capital Hill." I learned about adverbs and conjunctions: "Al...

 

When the thornbush is in charge, it’s because Good People Didn’t Get Involved Politically

In the book of Judges, Jotham challenges his fellow villagers to step up and serve in the public square. He challenged them to act with both protection and conviction. It takes guts to do this. It takes conviction to step into the mudslinging pu...

 

What is Godonomics? The Blueprint for Economics

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRuQisujUpE[/youtube] Here's a clip from the Godonomics DVD explaining the motivations of the heart: [bcvideo vid="919584628001" pid="96582452001" height="410" width="480"] Another little piece on liber...

 

Why the Pope and the Bible think Socialism is Evil….

I must admit that I always hated group projects. Though they were intended to teach work ethic, team dynamics, and interpersonal skills, I learned to despise them.   Why? As an "A' student, I was always placed in a group with several unmotivated stu...

 

Why Clowns Hate Birth Control

My father was a clown in college. A very talented juggler in the Gamma Phi Circus at Illinois State University.  I followed in the clowning tradition on a mission trip in high school.  I took up the family tradition as a magician, a juggler, and a ...

 

Ayn Rand and Jesus: Do they teach opposing viewpoints about economy?

A recent article on the Blaze reported that "Prominent GOP leaders have praised Ayn Rand’s philosophy and beliefs. But Rand made it clear that you can’t follow her and Christ. The GOP budget, authored by Rand acolyte Paul Ryan, is the perfect exa...

 

God Given Rights and Liberty

One of my favorite scenes in the HBO special is this one from John Adams. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2FAAVPX-jg[/youtube] This speech is a great example of seeing how the Biblical worldview traces human rights directly from our Cr...

 

How Christians Peacefully Toppled The Stronghold of Communism in Poland

I read  a fascinating article about how Christ's liberty, the Gospel, and the Four Spiritual Laws began the peaceful revolution against communion in Poland.  This underground and peaceful revolution undermined the lies of socialism, communism, and ...