Category Archives: Culture

Give Me Five!

The “High Five” is a gesture that has become commonplace in American society. It seems to have started when outfielder Glenn Burke ran over with his arm in the air to congratulate his teammate Dusty Baker, who had just hit … Continue reading →

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A Charlie Brown _ _ _ _ _ _ mas

Johnson County (KY) school officials decided to censor a student production of A Charlie Brown Christmas after someone protested the fact that there was a Bible reference in the play. Caving in to a small minority—reportedly a single complaint–the school … Continue reading →

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Marked

Ezekiel prophesied during a time of spiritual decline. In a vision God gave to him, a man was told to “…Go throughout the city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of those who grieve and lament over … Continue reading →

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War on Culture

A proposed piece of legislation called the “Heartbeat Bill” awaits action in the Ohio Statehouse. The bill would ban abortions after the detection of the first heartbeat, which occurs just a few weeks after conception. Supporters of the bill are … Continue reading →

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Godliness and Prosperity

Now that the dust has settled from the results of the election in Kentucky this past Tuesday, maybe it is time for a little reflection on what happened. I consider myself an optimist, but I am somewhat cautious about the … Continue reading →

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Character to Lead

According to the most recent polls, it appears that Kentuckians will once again elect a pro-abortion governor. I find this strange, seeing so many church steeples dotting the landscape of our state. It seems as though many people do a … Continue reading →

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Bad Business Slogan

It’s good that people are once again talking about the right to life. Another great moral issue of our times has dominated the conversation this year, and it seemed that the discussion about abortion was being neglected. Planned Parenthood has … Continue reading →

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Not Sentenced

A Georgia man was caught stealing 84 eggs from the nests of loggerhead sea turtles. This happened while he was on probation for an earlier conviction of committing the same crime. Lewis Jackson was sentenced Wednesday to return to prison … Continue reading →

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Love Is a Choice

Liam Hemsworth, a 25-year-old Australian actor, and American singer Miley Cyrus were engaged to be married, but broke off the relationship in 2013. Hemsworth explained why he has no ill feeling towards Cyrus: “You fall in love with who you … Continue reading →

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Still the Same

Sometimes it can be discouraging to consider the negative changes that we have witnessed over time. Speech habits have changed a lot in my lifetime. Vulgar language seems to be everywhere now—on television, in music and in the conversations that … Continue reading →

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