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Why Does it Matter? - Essay for Moody

     It is clear that despite progress for humanity at this time in history, there is a deep ache in the soul of man that cannot be cured from a new device, electronic, tool, toy, hobby, etc.. So, the question must be asked of how the church is responding to this ache at this time ? Unfortunately, the church has fallen into a progress trap of getting more people in the pews, but failing to help those same people bridge a gap to God in their heart. The problem is complex, but one aspect of this issue that deserves special attention is spiritual formation. What is and isn’t spiritual formation and why does it matter for the church? Because, understanding what’s not spiritual formation is just as important as understanding what it is. The churches focus on people in pews, Bible studies, building projects, and ministries isn’t bad, it is just an incomplete focus. After all, Christ told his Apostles to go and make disciples (Matt. 28:19-20), let the children come to him (Matt....
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An Answer to Pennsylvania Voter Fraud Allegations

Making sense of the first week of 2021 First topic: Voter Fraud Allegations, Pennsylvania The Crux of the Argument – There are some who believe Pennsylvania’s elections to have been conducted improperly, not in accordance with law and/or with the assistance if a     Mail in Voting Zooming Out – The first thing that needs to be established is there is no specific U.S. federal law that mandates or sets an exact standard throughout the 50 states and territories. The Constitution even says as much. Article 1, Section 4 says, “The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.” In short, each state can make the decisions for themselves about how they want to approach mail-in voting or absentee ballots. It is permissible under the Constitution. For instance, C...
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Being the Bridge

I remember when I used to be an armed security guard in New Mexico. I was tasked with working an event in New Mexico in Santa Fe. At the time I was a pretty gung-ho Libertarian and I remember meeting up with this guy who was a self avowed socialist. When one considers the spectrum, it seemed like we would be on the path to an argument.  Instead we talked. I forget all of the details of the conversation but the end product had us share our idealized economic worlds. I envisioned a little town trading with one another so that everyone could prosper. He envisioned a little town helping one another so that everyone could prosper. In our idealized worlds our economic plans worked out, so that everyone flourished. I think about that conversation a lot. How two opposing economic views ended up with a very similar product in the end. A while ago it boggled my mind. "How?" I would ask myself. Well fast forward to where I am now looking at the economic reality that is our current s...
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