God is a Capitalist: Answering Ruble Fisher

God is a Capitalist: Answering Ruble Fisher

This past week a Facebook friend of mine, Ruble Fisher, wrote on my Facebook wall the following critique of my oft repeated observation that “God is a Capitalist.” Rick, you definitely have not forgotten to suggest that God is a Capitalist, but I must say...
Who is Les McGuire?

Who is Les McGuire?

I remember hearing about Atlas Shrugged back in college, but for some reason I never decided to read it. Blank out (that’s for you objectivists). After going completely broke in 2001 I remember seeing my wife reading it and her encouraging me to read it.  I even...
Four-wheelers: Dumb Dad of the Year Award

Four-wheelers: Dumb Dad of the Year Award

This weekend, the two oldest kids and I averted tragedy on our four-wheeler, and I learned something about repentance and Godly sorrow.    Not bad for a weekend, I suppose. So, it was Saturday afternoon and the entire family was bored. In a stroke of genius I decided...
Are You a Capitalist, by 1886 Standards?

Are You a Capitalist, by 1886 Standards?

Selection from “Earning the Capital” By Rev. James W. Cole, 1886 What is capital? Most writers on economics answer, “Capital is surplus; the storage of the labor of the brain and muscle; the overplus from the daily needs and uses of men.” If...
New York Giants: Overcoming the “Invincible”

New York Giants: Overcoming the “Invincible”

Often, the average person views the world around him as a place where everyone else seems destined to succeed, while he struggles to survive.   Government, businesses, rich folks, etc., all of these “others” too often carry an “air” of invincibility, while...