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  • A sermon on Matthew 1:18-24

    Christmas is the story of Heaven coming to earth. Heaven is a place where Peace, Joy, Life and Love never end. Heaven is a place where God accepts anyone who sincerely seek Him from their hearts. 
  • Traditions
    Some traditions stay the same, no matter how much time passes. They continue unchanged, flowing from generation to generation. I will always set a candle in the center of my pressed tin holiday wreath, just as my mother did as far back as I can remember, and her mother did long before my childhood memories.
  • How has this year worked out?
    Remember, almost nothing is worth arguing over. And those things you want to argue over, likely you can do little about – especially if they are in faraway Washington, D.C. Grasp the amazing miracle of being a living being on the only planet that we know that supports life. This is nothing to take for granted.
  • Blood on the sand: Australian massacre exposes hollow core of anti-Zionism
    Any framework that treats antisemitism primarily as a reaction to Israeli power reverses cause and effect, mistaking a centuries-old, lethal hatred for a modern political grievance. To ignore that is not merely an academic blind spot. It is a moral hazard.
  • Red tape or Red threat?
    Right now, the world is at a crossroads: Do we supercharge AI innovation, or do we clamp down before it’s too late? The debate is taking place, live, on two opposite paths. One is taken by Europe, the other by China.
  • A productive year
    Republicans have delivered the results that the American people voted for this year – and I look forward to continuing the progress in the new year.
  • Meetings (mostly) are a waste of my time
    One of the telltale signs of a bad meeting is food. If you walk into a conference room and there are donuts or bagels, coffee, juices and soft drinks, you're in for a long meeting. It's even worse when the dimwit who demanded the meeting orders sandwiches around noon. You can kiss productivity goodbye for that entire day.
  • U.S., China headed for AI collision
    Sometime next year, President Trump is scheduled to make a state visit to Beijing and Xi is scheduled to come to Washington. They’re destined to focus on the cooperative parts of the relationship, but you don’t need to ask ChatGPT to see that the two countries are on a collision course over AI. Buckle up.
  • Middle East Christians are under threat
    In Lebanon, Hezbollah’s control and Iranian power have sent the Christian population into a tailspin. In Iraq, the number of Christians has dwindled to just over 100,000 faithful from over 1 million barely a decade ago.
  • Today’s firestorm and the Declaration
    Two momentous things come together as the New Year approaches. The first is the 250th anniversary of the greatest document in political history, the Declaration of Independence. The second is the national firestorm that rages over its meaning.
  • What the Scopes Trial was really about
    What was at stake in the Scopes trial was not a conflict of science versus religion, or evolution versus creation. Rather, it was a political tussle over a different question entirely, namely, who gets to decide how parents educate their children?
  • Ohio's $16 million to celebrate country's birth has limited oversight
    Ohio's elected leaders have earmarked more than $16 million to commemorate the nation's 250th birthday next year – significantly more than some of the first U.S. states. And they have committed those funds over the course of five years to a commission that is outside of typical state oversight.
  • On the Moraine, Part XLII
    One Saturday, it was probably late July, a Cadillac comes up the driveway. It was a current model at the time, but please understand in the 1960s, Cadillacs seemed to be about 30 feet long. Four men got out, and they were not well dressed.
  • Wreaths and ribbons: Honoring the fallen
    Every year, I am pleased the Senate undertakes a bipartisan effort to recognize the value of honoring those who have served by designating an annual National Wreaths Across America Day that occurred this year on Dec. 13.
  • We must recognize and address loneliness in America
    For too many, the holidays can be lonely. Families are increasingly spread apart. Digital connections are good, but it’s not the same thing as being there in person. Americans of all ages are becoming more isolated as a result. 
  • It’s time to reboot U.S. cyber power
    Nearly every aspect of American life runs on code, from national security to finance to healthcare to education. Yet, the country is falling behind in cyberspace.
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