Tag Archives: current events

Send in the Clowns

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Mel Wild

After months of watching our country being torn apart by riots and the burning of cities, an election stolen by domestic and foreign actors while having two branches of government basically tell 75 million Americans to shove it, we’re now … Continue reading →

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“White, Woke, but Spiritually Broke”

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Mel Wild

This video is an important conversation every Christian needs to hear. While we all should support real justice for black Americans and be for police reform, we must also be discerning about the agenda and ideology behind social justice movements … Continue reading →

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What compassion looks like in “fly over” country

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Mel Wild

Okay, I just have to share this video. I actually cried when I first saw it because it was so moving and in such stark contrast to all the anger, divisiveness, hatred, and violence we’re seeing on the news these … Continue reading →

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You are Harrison Bergeron!

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Mel Wild

I thought I would have some fun today and talk about how dystopian 2020 has become. I’ve been thinking about whether we’re careening toward George Orwell’s “Nineteen-Eighty-Four“(1984)” or Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron.” Both stories take place in some dark future, … Continue reading →

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This is my dream for us

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Mel Wild

Like Martin Luther King, I have a dream, and like John Lennon, I can imagine a better world. I have a dream that people would set aside their particular political views and work together for the common good. I can … Continue reading →

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Black lives DO matter…and the BLM organization is dangerous

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Mel Wild

Okay, I’m going to delve again into this heated but critically important issue facing us today, which is summed up with the statement, “black lives matter,” by posting a short video by Dr. Michael Brown. I’m departing from my normal … Continue reading →

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Riots and Racism

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Mel Wild

I really liked what Todd White has to say here about how we, as sons and daughters of our Father in heaven, should respond to the current issues of racism and rioting. First and foremost, we must remember who we … Continue reading →

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What the world needs now

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Mel Wild

I can sympathize in many ways with all the social unrest going on today, and many things certainly do need to change in how we see and treat one another. That’s not my point here. As a follower of Jesus, … Continue reading →

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What Kathy Griffin says about us as a society

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Mel Wild

I don’t usually talk about current events or things political, and I certainly don’t want to bring up what Kathy Griffin did just to pile on the condemnation already directed her way. I’m sure she realizes that this was a … Continue reading →

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Loving your enemies

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Mel Wild

What does it mean to love our enemies? And how is that different than just making peace? I’ve  been discussing the difference between being a “Christian” and following Jesus with my local church family. Sad to say, there is a … Continue reading →

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