http://www.embattledchristian.com/culturewar Fighting the Culture War One Post at a Time Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:10:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It’s been a wet summer: dreary, drizzly, soggy.  Mushrooms over-carpet the lawn and a particularly gruesome assortment of fungi has replaced the decorative bark under the raspberry plants. Ah, but thanks to the rain those raspberry plants are bowed down by the weight of ripe jewel-red fruit.  This is the first ... http://www.embattledchristian.com/culturewar/?p=934 I heard wonderful sermons in Church today about many topics. I especially enjoyed a presentation about the US Constitution. It is a powerful and resilient document designed by inspired men to protect freedom and God given rights. Unfortunately, we have too many who seem to think there is a ... http://www.embattledchristian.com/culturewar/?p=928   Same-sex marriage will hurt families, society By BishopHarry R. Jackson Jr., Special to CNN STORY HIGHLIGHTS Bishop Harry Jackson: The institution of marriage is unique in our society The institution serves broad societal purposes, Jackson writes Jackson: Gay marriage will lead to degradation of the nuclear family Family structures that promote positive environments should be culture's ... http://www.embattledchristian.com/culturewar/?p=916 The importance of education needs new emphasis. Below is a link to a newspaper article about the impact of education. My Masters Degree in Educational Leadership was mentored by two very bright PhD’s from back on the East Coast, David Hagstrom and David Smith. Both were trained at IVY League ... http://www.embattledchristian.com/culturewar/?p=912 While in Bethel Alaska last weekend, I had a conversation with a former proponent of Eastern Religion, now convert to Mormon faith and a Biologist who sees no conflict between Creationism and Science. I agreed there need not be conflict. Upon arriving home I read a philosophers take on how ... http://www.embattledchristian.com/culturewar/?p=906 At this moment it’s just before midnight on the fringes of the Denali wilderness. Outside our motor home the sky is gray and weeping but it is merely dusk. We are parked at the brink of a steep bluff overlooking the churning wet-cement -colored Nenana River where earlier in the ... http://www.embattledchristian.com/culturewar/?p=890 Atheists use the word empirical to denote the kind of evidence needed to establish an idea or truth. The word empirical denotes information gained by means of (1) observation, (2) experience, or (3) experiment (see any dictionary). My belief in God is based on all three of these processes. I ... http://www.embattledchristian.com/culturewar/?p=887 Instead of heading to a tropical paradise or a desert golf resort for our escape-from-winter this January, we decided to go to Houston, Texas to visit our grandchildren. As luck would have it, we also brought a significant cold snap with us from Alaska. Temperatures plummeted to around freezing in ... http://www.embattledchristian.com/culturewar/?p=872 DECEMBER 1st:  I believe in Christ because I believe in love.  I believe in the " love of God that is shed abroad in the hearts of the children of men; wherefore it is the most desirable above all things."  (1 Nephi 11:22, Romans 5:5)  God's love is the source ... http://www.embattledchristian.com/culturewar/?p=822 This past week I've been posting "I'm Thankful for" messages on my facebook and twitter accounts.   Given how fortunate I am,  it seems appropriate to proclaim my gratitude often and publicly.   Here in Alaska as the dark descends and the cold deepens I am very grateful for my cozy home.  ... http://www.embattledchristian.com/culturewar/?p=811