by Bill Farley | Feb 21, 2024 | Civil Government, Culture
ONE OF THE OFT-QUOTED texts about politics is in Proverbs. “The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he wills” (Proverbs 21:1). The problem with this verse is that it is true, and it applies to all leaders—kings,...
by Bill Farley | Dec 23, 2022 | Civil Government, Uncategorized
IF YOU ARE LIKE ME, you were deeply disappointed by the results of the last election. Despite massive government corruption, an open border, out of control federal deficits leading to the highest inflation in forty years, the increasing collapse of freedom of speech...
by Bill Farley | Sep 23, 2022 | Civil Government
(I published this blog two years ago, but since we are deep in the throes of a passionate election season, I thought it appropriate to publish it again). ALEXANDER FRASER TYTLER was a professor of Ancient History at the University of Edinburgh. He specialized in...
by Bill Farley | May 23, 2022 | Civil Government, Culture, evangelism
THE BIBLE NEVER USES THE TERM “SOCIALISM,” but the concept is present and implicitly condemned. Another name for socialism is statism. Statism occurs when the State takes over functions that God has assigned to the individual, family, or church. Social...
by Bill Farley | Oct 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
I RECENTLY SAW A SIGN HANGING in front of a pet supply store. “PETS ARE PEOPLE TOO.” It’s a “nice” sentiment. We all love our pets. They deserve good treatment, so let’s relate to them like people. But underneath this slogan is a sinister change in assumptions about...