“You cannot build prosperity by making success the enemy. Wealth must first be created before it can ever be shared.” — Michael Dietz One thing I have noticed is that many of the loudest voices demanding we “tax the rich” or praising socialism and even communism have spent very little of their lives creating… Read more »
Posts By: Carol Dietz
You Must
While reading the account of the fall in Genesis, I found myself asking a question I had never asked before. God’s command to Adam was simple and unmistakable: “You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden—except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit, you… Read more »
Science Catches Up
“The first gulp from the glass of natural science will make you an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass God is waiting for you.” — Attributed to Werner Heisenberg Science and faith in God are not in conflict. True science is the pursuit of truth, and God is the Author of all… Read more »
Who Pays the Bill?
“Public debt is a public curse.” — James Madison America is facing a problem that few politicians want to talk about. Every election seems to bring more promises, more spending, more programs, more subsidies, more bailouts, and more debt. Politicians promise solutions to almost every problem, but very few explain who will ultimately pay… Read more »
More Than a Hunting Trip
“Take your boys hunting while they are young, and you will not have to hunt for them when they are older.” — My Dad As I reflected on our recent road trip, my thoughts kept returning to something I had noticed along the way. It was not the scenery or the places we visited… Read more »
The Law That Was Written
“A government of laws, and not of men.” — John Adams Over the past few days I have been reading about the controversy surrounding several San Francisco Giants players during the team’s Pride Night. Some of the players chose to express their Christian convictions by displaying the Scripture reference Genesis 9:12-16 on their Pride… Read more »
A Jar of Jelly
“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And weak men create hard times.” A few days ago, I was visiting my sister when she asked if I would like some jelly on my toast. She walked into the kitchen and returned with a jar of homemade… Read more »
Anti-Jew and Israel Protestors
Listening to all the constant hostile protestors with their extreme hatred of Israel and the Jews, I wonder why they don’t understand where their confidence and foundation for this hatred come from. They do not know God, nor His Word and promises. I read what God says; what He has said from the beginning about… Read more »
One Word Was Enough
Matthew 14:27-31 This morning as I read this passage, a simple thought struck me. Peter stepped out of the boat because of one word from Jesus: “Come.” He did not step out because the storm had stopped. He did not step out because the waves had settled. He did not step out because he… Read more »
When Anger Comes
“Duty is ours; results are God’s.” John Quincy Adams There are mornings when a particular thought settles into the mind and refuses to leave. Not because of a conversation, a recent event, or any obvious reason. It simply arrives and demands attention. This morning, that thought was anger. As I reflected on it,… Read more »