Last week we talked about the rise in hate crimes as reported by the Anti-Defamation League. This week comes the ugly dispute between a school board member in San Francisco and the Asian community, illustrating once again that hate and racism come in many forms and skin pigmentation. San … [Read more...] about Commentary: Hate is where you find it
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Commentary: Hate is on the rise
The Anti-Defamation League reports that hate propaganda spiked in 2020. In 1919, there were 2,724 messages advocating racism, anti-semeticism and anti-LGBTQ discrimination. In 2020, that shot up to 5,125 cases. And, the way things are starting out with the widespread hate aimed at Asians, 2021 is … [Read more...] about Commentary: Hate is on the rise
Thomas Nibbe: Renew a Steadfast Spirit Within Us
The Rev. Thomas Nibbe Sunday, March 21, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m. (Next Sunday, March 28, 2021, is Palm Sunday) What does this phrase mean? the thought for the day: "...let us live up to what we have already attained..." … [Read more...] about Thomas Nibbe: Renew a Steadfast Spirit Within Us
Switch to EVs still a ways off
We’ll all be driving electric cars, of this I have no doubt. But if we’re being honest, it isn’t going to happen in any wholesale way for a long, long time. Probably not in our lifetimes. The switch from fossil-fuel cars to electric cars won’t be like, pardon the play on words, flipping an … [Read more...] about Switch to EVs still a ways off
Commentary: California clamped down too hard
As I said from the beginning, I’m not going to hammer political leaders who acted in good faith during the pandemic. We didn’t know what we were up against. Was this virus something akin to a bad flu, or was it a rewrite of the movie script “I Am Legend.” Now we know more and it appears the … [Read more...] about Commentary: California clamped down too hard
Thomas Nibbe Sermon: Making It Special And Sacred
The Rev. Thomas Nibbe Sunday, March 7, 2021 Good morning, dear People of God! It's Sunday in Lent! Two more Sundays to go!Sincere condolence is extended to all who have lost loved ones because of Covid-19and a note of gratefulness to all of our essential workers putting … [Read more...] about Thomas Nibbe Sermon: Making It Special And Sacred
Jim Steele: Cold Snaps Expose Fragility Of Climate Science
Jim Steele/Planet in the Balance Cold snaps can be deadly. A 2014 National Health Statistics report found, “During 2006–2010, about 2,000 U.S. residents died each year from weather-related deaths; 63% were attributed to exposure to natural cold. The recent cold snap in Texas and Germany … [Read more...] about Jim Steele: Cold Snaps Expose Fragility Of Climate Science
Thomas Nibbe Sermon: Let Yourself Be Loved A Little
The Rev. Thomas Nibbe Sunday, February 28, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m. [life is something that happens to you while you're making other plans] The Scriptural Lessons for the Second Sunday in Lent[There are five Sundays remaining to bring us to Good Friday and Easter … [Read more...] about Thomas Nibbe Sermon: Let Yourself Be Loved A Little
Sherman R. Frederick Commentary: Isolation, loneliness, suicide
I don’t think I’m being overly dramatic when I tell you that there’s more hard rain coming following the fallout of the pandemic and our government’s decisions for how to deal with it. Consider this tragedy that happened in one of the towns in which Battle Born Media publishes a community … [Read more...] about Sherman R. Frederick Commentary: Isolation, loneliness, suicide
Thomas Nibbe Sermon: Love Covers A Multitude Of Sins
The Rev. Thomas Nibbe Sunday, February 21, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m. EVERYBODY TAKE TIME TO MEMORIZE THIS VERSE"...above all...love each other deeply...because love covers over a multitude of sins..." (1 Peter 4:8)WHEN WE SUFFER - NORMALLY - WE DRAW CLOSER TO THE LORD"...therefore, since Christ … [Read more...] about Thomas Nibbe Sermon: Love Covers A Multitude Of Sins