Category Archives: Jesus Christ

Vote Early and Vote Often

Posted on by February 4, 2016

constitutionThe current grumbling about the votes or caucuses in Iowa is evidence that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Perhaps some shenanigans were pulled. But then, most of them are politicians—so what do you expect?

How about this: Eugene Debs is the only person to run a presidential campaign while serving time in prison. He ran on the Socialist Party ticket in 1920. (Does that bring to mind someone running today?) Debs got a large number of voters to vote for him, but lost to Warren G. Harding, who received more. Debs was serving a ten-year sentence for publicly criticizing the government’s highly questionable use of the Espionage Act to prosecute citizens. read more

Myths Relating to the Founding Fathers

Posted on by January 10, 2016

Yesterday I attended a meeting of the Arizona Chapter of the National Speakers Association. One of the ThomasJeffersonpresenters, Rick McPartlin, spoke of “Myths and Principles” as they relate to professional speakers. It was extremely interesting.

Rick defined myths as: “a partially true idea or story that is believed by many people but is not true.” A principle is “a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning.” Pretty interesting stuff. read more

‘Tis the Season to be Jolly

Posted on by December 18, 2015

ForgivenessThinking about it, that word “Jolly” doesn’t seem to be used much anymore—at least not in general conversation. The Thesaurus gives such similar words as cheerful, happy, good-humored, jovial, merry, sunny, joyful, joyous, light-hearted, in high spirits, bubbly, exuberant, ebullient, gleeful, mirthful, genial, affable, fun-loving, and even chirpy!

That seems to me to be saying a lot with just one old word. Perhaps it would be good for us to use that word even more. Look at all you say with it! And they’re all good meanings and connotations. read more

Patrick Henry and Christmas

Posted on by December 13, 2015

PatrickHenryBob Kelly is a professional speaker and a friend of mine, and so is Patrick Henry. Here’s what Patrick said, and it makes me wonder if he would feel the same way today when our liberty and very life is threatened.

“It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but on the GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST!
For this very reason peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity and freedom of worship here.” (Patrick Henry as quoted in “Worth Repeating”, by Bob Kelly, 2003, page 51.) read more

Words We Use At Christmas

Posted on by December 4, 2015

ForgivenessThe other day I received a card wishing me Holiday Greetings. That caused me to think about some of the words we ordinarily use during the Christmas season. Think of Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays for example.

Happy is defined as pleasant, pleased, and gratified. Holiday is a day commemorated with festivities and is a day on which one is exempted from work. Does that still work?

Greetings are simply “salutations.” So Holiday greetings are salutations sent for the day you are exempted from work! read more

O’Reilly’s “Killing Jesus”

Posted on by November 29, 2015

Illgegal Trial of Christ coverIn 2014 one of my friends recommended that I should read “Killing Jesus” by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. This particular friend said: “I think they must have used your book ‘The Illegal Trial of Christ” as a reference, because much of what they write sound like what you explained in your book!”

I had already read O’Reilly and Dugard’s books “Killing Lincoln” and “Killing Kennedy” and even “Killing Patton”. I particularly enjoyed “Killing Lincoln” and so had intended to read “Killing Jesus.” read more

Merry Christmas!

Posted on by November 29, 2015

ForgivenessA few years ago I sent a Christmas card to my children and spouse. It was a homemade card. Yes, I drew it myself. I drew a Christmas wreath and laying inside the circle of the wreath was Snoopy—with apologies to Charles Schultz.

The words on the card said: “Merry Christmas—it’s as simple as that!”

Then I explained some of the symbolism of the card. Snoopy represents “everyman”. He’s a cool dude. He is snuggled in the wreath meaning he has accepted Christ as his Savior and is “resting” in the arms of the Lord. I told the readers to notice how rested Snoopy looked. read more

Thanks to the Founding Fathers

Posted on by November 25, 2015

Founding Fathers coverHappy Thanksgiving. As I was writing my report yesterday about how thankful I am for learning about the Illegal Trial of Christ, it occurred to me that I wouldn’t have ever written that book if the distributor for my book “Founding Fathers—Uncommon Heroes” hadn’t known that I had given several presentations about that trial. The distributor knew me well.

When Mel Gibson’s movie “The Passion” came out and was so successful, my distributor called me and said they wanted me to put my material about the trial of Christ into a book. And because of current interest, they wanted it NOW! read more

Blessings and Trials

Posted on by November 24, 2015

Illgegal Trial of Christ coverWhen I was first asked, as a young lawyer, to give a presentation to a church group about the Trial of Christ from a lawyer’s standpoint, I was somewhat flabbergasted. My response was that they didn’t teach a course about that in law school.

But I told the group that I would try to educate myself enough to make a passable presentation! They gave me 3 months to prepare.

I began to read books and articles to increase my understanding of the history of the times, the geography of the areas involved, and the laws and rules connected with that trial. I learned a lot. My library on the subject has increased substantially. It all became much more interesting to me, and I hope, to others as I made my talks or lectures. With maps and pictures, nevertheless. read more