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“If you don’t punish this stuff, it’s going to continue,” commented Amanda Silverstein, a Columbia University student when interviewed yesterday by a national news outlet.

Amanda, of course, was referring to the anti-Israel protests that marked the beginning of the school year at Columbia University. Jewish students felt unsafe by the taunts, insults, and outright hate speech hurled by the protestors. In a few cases, there were threats of physical violence. Continue reading →

Scott Adams is a cartoonist and creator of the Dilbert comic strip. Dilbert, the title character, is an engineer and known for his satirical office humor. The San Francisco Examiner dubbed Dilbert “the cartoon hero of the workplace.”

Here are some of Dilbert’s “Rules for the Workplace,” Continue reading →

Greetings from Cross City, Florida

Norma Jean and I came up here Thursday to preach at the Spring Warrior Church in Perry, Florida.  This was the final night of their summer series.  I spoke on the topic “What Does the Bible Say About Heaven and Hell.  If you would like to hear, you can access it through their YouTube Channel.

We’re staying at the historic Putnam Lodge, built in 1927.  It has a unique ambiance and is nice change of pace from corporate hotels.  If you’re ever coming up US 19, I recommend it. Continue reading →

According to the calendar of unusual holidays, today is “Individual Rights Day,” celebrated every year on August 29th.

The “holiday” is said to be in honor of John Locke, the 17th century English physician and philosopher who wrote, “Anything that a man has as a matter of human rights or civil rights is to remain inviolably his.” Continue reading →

While I personally have political views and a party affiliation, I try to keep ThePreachersWord free from promoting partisan politics or politicians.

However, I read some good advice from the conservative columnist Cal Thomas, worthy of your consideration. I offer it with a few comments. Continue reading →