My friend Henry Bartlett coached W and M in baseball. He continues to coach the little ones even though his sons are grown. He has taught and coached at Campbell High and other schools. He’s in business with his sons. His family takes in people into their home that are down on their luck, and gives them jobs in his small company. He wrote the following:
Scripture shows us that God is compassionate. Jesus showed compassion. Both the Old and New Testaments instruct those who are called by his name to be compassionate.
Government, however, is to be just. Scripture testifies that God is a just God. God was so just and compassionate that Jesus had to suffer death for both justice and compassion to be fulfilled. The US Constitution gives “establishing justice” as the first responsibility of the federal government. Liberals want the government to be compassionate, but it is not the duty of the government to be compassionate. It is the responsibility of God-fearing people to be compassionate. Relevant principles and commandments:
A. What God blesses others with is not my concern. You and I have no claim on the material blessings of others (thou shall not steal, thou shall not covet your neighbor’s property).
B. God judges each of us individually (Matt 25:31).
The media tells us that liberals are compassionate and that conservatives are not, but the numbers don’t bear that out. Conservatives out give liberals, especially for charitable causes for compassionate help. Liberals wish to codify “compassion” through government agencies. This keeps the government from being just – and violates two commandments (do not steal & do not covet).
Example: a person said “I’ve just finished paying off my student loan. I’m excited that others can feel this same way”. Henry asked if she was planning on paying off someone’s loan on her own. No. So the compassion she wanted would have to be paid by other people. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders favor this legislation, but have not given their own money to pay off the loans of others. They are not compassionate themselves – they just want an unjust government.
Compassion is not by government policies. Government is to be just. Compassion is by what you do. You get no credit for using the possessions of others to do your compassionate bidding. It just creates unjust government policies. Luke 10:37 reads “You have received compassion. Go and do likewise.”
Ceil and I have visited Spruce Pine NC several times in the past few years to attend their annual artist market. The hurricane devastation could be disastrous for the car industry, as the small town is the world’s leading source of high-purity quartz for semiconductors, was flooded.
The federal government had given over $200 billion to Ukraine, millions more to countries involved in the Middle East conflict, and over one billion of FEMA money to settle illegal immigrants (including $640M this year), but is only giving $750.00 to American citizens who lost everything from Hurricane Helene - and that $750 might have to be paid back to the government. It is completely obvious that this government is far less concerned about American citizens that people in other countries.
Ninety Georgia counties hit by the hurricane, but FEMA only included 11 counties on their disaster declaration. Since Elon Musk is supporting Trump, the FCC illegally revoked the Starlink grant - so almost 20,000 internet kits are no longer available to help with the North Carolina hurricane recovery efforts. Instead Musk is offering free service for the area.
Elected government representatives are do the bidding of the citizens who elected them.
High Country Outfitters recently published a recap of Anna & Caleb’s recent trip to Germany.
The Best Burger in Every State
AL = Vicki’s Lunch Van
FL = MEAT Eatery & Tap Room in Islamorada
GA = NFA Burger in Dunwoody.
NC = Brooks’ Sandwich House in Charlotte
SC = Grill Marks in Greenville & Columbia
Tenn = Earnestine and Hazel’s in Memphis
LEO DUROCHER [SABR Bio] - his fly ball made the 27th and final out of the first game played at night at Ebbets Field. On 15-Jun-1935, under the brand new lights at the Dodgers home ballpark, Reds pitcher Johnny Vander Meer shut down Brooklyn with his second no-hitter in 5 days. On 11_Jun_1935 in Cincinnati, Vander Meer had no-hit the Braves. It’s the only time any pitcher has thrown complete-game no-hitters on consecutive starts. Leo is the only manager to win 500 games with three different teams in the same league: Brooklyn (738) NY Giants (637), & Cubs (535). He once said, “I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the umpires and the rules.” Also: “If you don’t win, you're going to be fired. If you do win, you’ve only put off the day you’re going to be fired”, and “I never questioned the integrity of an umpire. Their eyesight, yes.” General manager Branch Rickey said: “He (Leo) had the ability of taking a bad situation and making it immediately worse”. Leo was known as “The Lip”.
I know he’d only be the VP, but it scares me when the guy repeatedly flies off the handle and says things that simply aren’t true. Might be able to handle that with a golfing buddy, but not the guy who’s a heartbeat away from being the most powerful leader in the world (though I’m not sure that’s the case any more).
Meanwhile, the other VP candidate and his wife visited The Varsity in downtown Atlanta, joining a long list of high ranking government officials who have visited the landmark.
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