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The Buck Stops Here
(Copyright 07-03-2025) by David F. Maas (Charlotte, North Carolina)  Emily Dickinson once wrote a cynical poem about a disgusting proclivity of human nature—to act irresponsibly and then attempt to dodge the inevitable consequences: The Heart asks pleasure—first—And then—Excuse from Pain—And then—those little AnodynesThat deaden suffering—And then—to go to sleep—And then—if it should beThe will of its Inquisitor—The privilege to die— A few decades ago, “victims” of self-imposed tobacco addiction had the chutzpah to attempt to extort millions of dollars from the deep pockets of big tobacco companies, shifting the blame for their own lack of self-control, as well as their inability to read […]
How to Conduct Ourselves as Ambassadors for Christ
(Copyright 05-21-2025) by David F. Maas (Charlotte, North Carolina)  To the members of God’s church in Philippi, the apostle Paul writes, “For our citizenship is in heaven” (Philippians 3:20). While some may spiritualize this fact away, Paul’s words come across as literal and real to those who understand that God has called us out of this world (John 15:19) and transferred us into His Kingdom (Colossians 1:13). Having our citizenship in the Kingdom of God by definition makes us aliens in the physical country in which we live. Like ambassadors of a foreign government, we cannot participate in the politics of another country, a practice […]