Graham Collections

George Mitchell the very partisan former senator from Maine was the keynote speaker. He had some funny anecdotes and stories and some good things about the history of the NATO alliance. He spoke about Americas standing in the world, and spent some time in the requisite Bush bashing. At a conference on Healthcare he talks [...]

I am at the CAPG meeting for the next two days representing the Centre for Healthcare. most of our Board and management are attending together. I decided to blog some thoughts about my time here.
First of all, CAPG is an affiliation of medical groups in California who practice in whole or in part within the [...]

I read a good post today on Theology, and just decided to link to it.
Un-Biblical Theology

I have been using WordPress for the last week to create this blog site and can see why it leads the industry. I want to make my own themes eventually, or alter the one I have picked, but everything just works as advertised. I hope to customize more in the future and be able to [...]

2nd Peter 1:1-11
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, According as his divine power hath given unto [...]

I read this article from Senator Tom Coburn and was very impressed. He gives a very clear opinion as to the state of the Republican party. I have not liked to identify myself with any party, choosing to say that I vote for the smaller government fiscal conservative candidate of any party. The problem is [...]

This list is from the associated press:
The first global food crisis since World War II is the result of converging factors across the world. Some facts:
_ Food prices on international markets have nearly doubled in three years, threatening 100 million people with hunger, according to the World Bank.
_ Government policies and rising oil prices have [...]

When it comes to Economics, no one is clearer than Thomas Sowell. I enjoy reading his articles at Townhall.com and other places. This quote is a representative example of common sense:
“Even if you think our presidential choices this election year are between disgust and disaster, anyone who has ever been through a real disaster can [...]

Yesterdays church services at the Abiding Place included a most incredible pair of exhortations. Starting with Noah and Abraham and moving on to the words of Jesus calling all men (which includes women) to a radical trust in Father God. Noah trusted God, and then gave sacrafice in thanksgiving and praise and God declared he [...]

I hear many people complaining about the rise in gas prices, and recently the Congress of the U.S. blasted big oil companies as the main reason. This post at Powerline is a good summary of why that is ridiculous. The problem is simple supply and demand. World demand is up and supply in the U.S. [...]