by The Standard | May 14, 2021 | David Lane
The Mayflower Compact stated the Pilgrims had come to the new world “Having undertaken for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith.” We recently raised the question how a nation “founded for the glory of God and advancement of the...
by The Standard | Apr 29, 2021 | David Lane
Last September we quoted Dr. Linda Johnston, M.D., “The coronavirus is about 100 nanometers in diameter. Cloth mask ‘holes’ are 1,000 times larger than a virus. An analogy is used that a mask is like a mosquito getting through a chain-link fence. It’s actually...
by The Standard | Dec 25, 2020 | David Lane
A few days ago I received an email from Uber, demanding beyond due limit: “We received feedback regarding your face mask on a recent trip … You’ll need to verify that you are wearing a mask before you can request your next trip by taking a photo of yourself wearing a...
by The Standard | Oct 27, 2020 | David Lane
Born on November 10, 1483, in Eisleben, a small town in the state of Saxony [now central-eastern Germany], an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire, Martin Luther (1483-1546] was a theologian, composer, pastor, and monk. One of both Western and church history’s most...
by The Standard | Apr 5, 2020 | David Lane
In Proverbs 10:25 we find Solomon’s timely caution that “When the whirlwind passes by, the wicked is no more, but the righteous has an everlasting foundation.” Commenting on this particular verse, Jewish Hebrew scholar Michael V. Fox writes: “This gale hits everyone,...
by The Standard | Feb 20, 2020 | David Lane
It is often declared that “everything is political,” as a way of saying that everything in life is tainted by dirty political games played for power and personal gain, as determined by partisan political agenda and bias. It is well worth remembering that political...