Have you ever stopped to think about why we make the choices we do? Theologians have wrestled with this question for centuries. The human willâ that inner drive that pushes us toward decisions big and smallâ isn’t as “free” as we’d like to believe. In fact, it’s often chained up by forces we can’t shake…
Author: Dennis Robbins
BERNIE SANDERSâ BLINDING HYPERBOLE: A Case Study in Political Delusion, Not Crisis Assessment
Breitbart.com: Bernie Sanders: Trump Presidency âWorst Crisis in America Literally Since the Civil Warâ Thursday on MSNBCâs âAll In,â Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said President Donald Trumpâs second term has become âthe worst crisis in America literally since the Civil War.â Host Chris Hayes said, âYouâve have been in youâve served in Congress, in the…
When the Deep Waters Roar: The Anchor of the Soul
Anchored in the Storm: Horatio Spafford’s Unyielding Faith Imagine a bustling Chicago street in the 1860s, where horse-drawn carriages clatter over cobblestones and towering buildings pierce the sky. Here thrives Horatio Spafford, a sharp-minded lawyer with a heart ablaze for Christ. He builds a prosperous lifeâvast properties, a loving wife named Anna, and five lively…
The Phantom of Breeze Knoll: How a Sunday School Teacher Vanished Into Thin Air After Killing His Family
The mansion on Hillside Avenue had been dark for weeks. Throughout December 1971, neighbors in the affluent town of Westfield, New Jersey, watched as lights burned continuously in the windows of the grand Victorian estate known as Breeze Knoll. Classical music drifted from within. But no one ever seemed to be home. When police finally…
Investigative Deep Dive: Mexico’s Justice System Crisis
It’s become even worse since I posted this on January 27, 2025. Corruption, Crime, and Courts: Inside Mexicoâs Troubled Justice System Navigating the complexities of Mexicoâs criminal justice system reveals a landscape fraught with challenges and contradictions. Despite significant reforms aimed at increasing transparency, efficiency, and fairness, the system continues to wrestle with deep-seated issues…
The Misapplication of “Heresy”: A Theological Response to Kent Hovind’s Characterization of Lordship Salvation
The Misapplication of “Heresy”: A Theological Response To Kent Hovind’s Characterization of Lordship Salvation Introduction The contemporary evangelical debate over the nature of saving faith has produced considerable heat but often insufficient light. Among the more inflammatory contributions to this discussion are Kent Hovind’s repeated characterizations of “Lordship Salvation” as taught by theologians such as…
Beyond Your Wildest Dreams: The Reality of Heaven
Beyond Your Wildest Dreams: The Reality of Heaven On July 17, 1955, families streamed through the gates of Disneyland for the first time. Walt Disney had promised “the happiest place on Earth,” and despite opening-day chaosâsweltering heat, unfinished attractions, and crowds double the expected sizeâvisitors glimpsed something extraordinary. Children pressed their faces against Main Street…
The Gray Zone: Unmasking the HydraâHow Antifaâs Decentralized Network Fuels Coordinated Violence
In the heated theater of American political discourse, few subjects are as polarizing or as deliberately obscured as Antifa. To its detractors, it is a monolithic, terrorist organization plotting a violent revolution. To its sympathizers, it is a phantom, a mere ideology, a boogeyman invented by the right to discredit left-wing activism. Both of these…
When Oversimplification Insults Everyone’s Intelligence: Former Congressman Jamaal Bowman’s Astonishing Claim
The Monocausal Fallacy: When Oversimplification Insults Everyone’s Intelligence Former Congressman Jamaal Bowman’s Astonishing Claim Deserves Scrutiny In a recent CNN appearance, former Representative Jamaal Bowman made a claim so sweeping, so reductive, and so divorced from medical science that it demands examination. According to Bowman, “The reason why heart disease and cancer and obesity and…
The Reichsmarschall’s Decline: Hermann Göring’s Retreat from Command
A Study in Administrative Failure and the Erosion of Military Authority, 1940-1945 In the opening campaigns of World War II, Göring’s air force proved instrumental in securing Germany’s lightning victoriesâthe swift subjugation of Poland in autumn 1939 and the stunning defeat of France by June 1940. These triumphs earned him the FĂŒhrer’s ultimate accolade: appointment…