Author: modernstoriesoftheway

“The Division of America” Quoting Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post, July 4, 2019: “Standing beneath the majestic statue of Abraham Lincoln, occupying a space where great orators have stood, Trump looked and sounded quite small.” “Trump declared, “We are one people chasing one dream and a magnificent destiny,” but that misses the point.  We [...]

“The Mueller Statement” The statement by Robert Mueller, Special Counsel for the Justice Department, as the honorable Mr. Mueller retires, speaks volumes by his clarity and by his emphasis as well as his silence.  The clarity of the statement that Russian operatives did hack the election process in 2016 in an attempt to sabotage Hillary [...]

“The Thinker” “The Thinker” (French:  Le Penseur) is a bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin, often placed on a stone pedestal.  The work is of a nude male figure over life-size sitting on a rock with his chin resting on one hand as though in deep thought… (Wikipedia) Sitting the other day in my favorite spot [...]

“The Approaching Constitutional Crisis” Observing Washington, DC and our Federal Government at work is like viewing the latest segment of a daytime TV soap.  The flurry of accusations flying about is enough to make even the flying pigeons become dizzy.  In all my 60+ years of observing our national story, I have never seen one [...]

“"Rising from the Grave" I watched, as a young girl, about 18 months, toddling with her Easter basket, hunted Easter eggs at our church sponsored Easter egg hunt.  Our youth leader, Betty Jean, and other women in the church had sponsored the Easter egg hunt.  Actually, there were two separate events, one for older children [...]

  (April 15-16, 2019) An Easter Meditation Under the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 the wealthy got wealthier, the poor became poorer, and the middle class citizen got screwed! Quoted in Wikipedia, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated in April 2018 that implementing the Tax Cut and Jobs Act [of 2017] would [...]

“A Minority Report” March 23, 2019 While most of the USA is focused on what may be found in the Robert Mueller report, the more important news is what happened this week, when our President recognized Israel’s right to keep the Golan Heights.  What has been Syrian territory is now recognized by our President as [...]

“Quarreling with a Dead War Hero” The Presidency of the United States of America is being stained with dishonor by the current resident of the White House.  It is a dishonor even to mention the current president’s name.  Additional insult was heaped upon a dead war hero, John McCain, the most decorated senator ever to [...]

“Turning 65” “Behold, I stand at the door and knock:  if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.”  (Revelation 3:20) “Before they call, I will answer; and while they are speaking, I will hear.”  (Isaiah 65:24) Truer words [...]

March 3, 2019 Jeremiah, Chapter 12:  A Meditation “Righteous are thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee; yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments.  Why doth the way of the wicked prosper?  Why are all they happy that deal very treacherously? Thou has planted them, yea, they have taken root; they grow, [...]