GOD’S JOB: Reign | OUR JOB: Serve

For nearly 1,000 years, much of mankind embraced the Ptolemaic or “geocentric” view of the solar system: namely that the earth was at the center, and the sun, moon, stars and planets orbited around it. By the late sixteenth century, however, this belief was replaced by the “heliocentric” model of Copernicus, Galileo and Kepler, which […]

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Au Revoir to Noblesse Oblige

By Michael Wm. Schick — 11/21/11 10:37 AM ET Source:  http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-a-budget/194811-au-revoir-to-noblesse-oblige  The contents of this article are © 2011 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. Noblesse oblige isn’t exactly a household term in America. The literal translation from French means “nobility obligates.” That definition may resonate in nations that perpetuate the […]

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Everything Must Go!

A new survey recently came out showing that the county in which I live, Fairfax County, Virginia, is the second wealthiest in America (Loudoun, the county next door, came in first).  Not surprisingly, about five of the top ten counties listed actually surround the Nation’s Capitol, which is more evidence that many of the folks […]

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Dust. Mist. Grass.

No, this isn’t a primer on how to grow a beautiful lawn. It’s a sobering word picture from the Bible about the brevity of our lives. “For God knows our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust.” Psalm 103:14 “What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while […]

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