Life by Grace Alone

The lesser of two evils is an expression that could be used about many different things. Most of the time that I have heard people make this reference they are talking about politics. Usually they are talking about those running for president of the United States. It used to be that the one soon to vote would end a political discussion with a weary sigh and then say "Oh well, I guess I just have to vote for the lesser of two evils."In more recent elections the voter response has often been "I'm tired of voting for the lesser of two evils and so I won't vote at all ." How can anyone who professes faith in Christ hold either one of these views? Jeremiah 17:9 states The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately sick; who can understand it? When we understand the pervasiveness of sin, then we realize if George Washington could run against Abraham Lincoln we would still have to choose between two men who have hearts that are deceitful. What are our ...

My son introduced me to the internet a few years ago and then to facebook. Pictures of children and grandchildren, touching stories of people paying it forward and commentary on the latest news help to form this library of information, this collection of helpful hints, this battleground of various perceptions of our world. As this election year progresses more and more warriors of words will be battling it out on the small screen using an interesting mix of truth,lies and varying perceptions of the truth. At this early date I have fallen victim to the "truths" of the internet. When things are posted on facebook from a conservative view I may post them on my page. Certainly a post that looks professionally done and from my perspective must be true, right? The whole truth and nothing but the truth? Unfortunately many of these items may have the basic facts correct but the conclusions the writer has drawn from those well chosen facts do not reflect the truth. What about quot...