Be Not Afraid

By Charlie Johnston Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal Which comes upon you to prove you, As though something strange were happening to you. -1 Peter 4:12   A dark pall shrouds the earth these days. People can feel and hear the ice of harmony cracking beneath their feet. All are tottering […]

Read More Be Not Afraid

Comes a Mighty Wind

By Charlie Johnston Occasionally, I have noted that our lack of understanding of the customs and mores of Roman-occupied Jerusalem have caused us to dramatically misinterpret the import of many of Jesus’ sayings. Everything He did and said was designed to enhance the dignity of the human person. For example, the Lord said that if […]

Read More Comes a Mighty Wind

Whatsoever is True

Quaecumque Sunt Vera By Charlie Johnston In mythology, when sunlight bursts into a dark lair of vampires, a great shrieking and furious snarling fills the air as the vampires perish. I can’t help but notice that there is a lot of shrieking and snarling coming from the left lately. The American Spectator’s Scott McKay thinks […]

Read More Whatsoever is True

Searching for Light

By Charlie Johnston I will be going into radio silence through this weekend. The CORAC Handbook and Manual on Building Functional Communities will go to Dr. Joe Brickner this weekend for formatting and then be released next week in digital form. Hard copies will be available later in the month, which you will be able […]

Read More Searching for Light

Intellectual and Moral Eclipse

By Charlie Johnston Thoughts from my sojourn at Mt. Meeker during the eclipse… When I was doing radio back in the late 80’s through the mid-90’s it drove me bananas that all the media would judge a legislative session by how many new laws it passed. I was insistent that a legislature should rather be […]

Read More Intellectual and Moral Eclipse

What is Truth?

(I have some thoughts that occurred to me during my contemplations at Mt. Meeker Monday. But I will let them gestate for a time. I thank all of you who stopped by – and apologize for not visiting with you. I heard and saw some of you from the grounds. I was enjoying the silent […]

Read More What is Truth?

You Can’t Go Home Again

By Charlie Johnston I noted a few columns back how much I love the rising new musical trio of sisters, the Castellows. In reading comments to their videos, a constant theme is people begging them not to let their rising fame mess them up and turn ugly. The three women are strikingly lovely, projecting wholesomeness. […]

Read More You Can’t Go Home Again