Talking about God
I’ve got to thank a friend of mine for giving me two blog post ideas in a row. First was the previous post about Christians praying for non-believers, and...
Author: Kenneth Ballard
"I’m praying for you"
Can someone answer me this one question: why do Christians seem to feel the need to tell a person they’re praying for them? Is there some kind of "he...
Ingenuity and electrical tape
There are times where a little knowledge can save you some money. I have a beard/mustache trimmer that I bought back in 2004, over six years old, well past warr...
The need to be honest
For quite a while I had been lying to practically everyone with whom I’ve crossed paths about something so important that I really cannot continue to lie ...
Advice and consent
At the end of each year, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court issues a report, a year-end report on the Federal judiciary. This year, the Chief Justice turned...
Ashamed to be American?
On YouTube, I subscribe to a user called PaulsEgo. Now on YouTube, he recently made a short series of videos that have caught quite a bit of attention because h...
Say "yes" or "no" to credit?
In this recession, one thing that I have come to expect is a ton of articles speaking out against debt and credit cards. And there is good reason: Americans are...
Rep. Giffords, a federal judge, and a 9 year-old child
True, This! — Beneath the rule of men entirely great, The pen is mightier than the sword. Behold The arch-enchanters wand! — itself a nothing! — But taking sorc...
Get rid of the pledge of allegiance
With the new year, I think it’s time to lead a different kind of attack on the Pledge of Allegiance, a topic on which I’ve already twice written. I ...
Reporting on science
According to the Associated Press, a new “theory” has been devised to explain Saturn’s rings.1Borenstein, Seth. (2010, December 12.) “Saturn’s rings: Left...