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CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 17, 2018 IT’S ONE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS EVE AND IF YOU’RE LIKE MANY PEOPLE, YOU HAVEN’T FINISHED SHOPPING. BUT IS THAT REALLY WHAT CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT, SHOPPING AND BUYING MORE STUFF THAT WILL BE FORGOTTEN AND DISCARDED SOON ENOUGH. WE HEAR THE CLICHÉ “WHAT DO YOU GET FOR THE…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 14, 2018 DOES CHARACTER MATTER IN A PRESIDENT, OR ANYONE ELSE? EVANGELICALS SAID IT DID WHEN IT CAME TO BILL CLINTON, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO PRESIDENT TRUMP, APPARENTLY IT MATTERS LESS, IF AT ALL. THEY RATIONALIZE THEY LIKE TRUMP’S POLICIES AND HIS RHETORIC SUPPORTING THEIR FAITH, BUT THEY’RE CAUGHT…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 13, 2018 THAT WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY DUST-UP BETWEEN PRESIDENT TRUMP, NANCY PELOSI AND CHUCK SCHUMER ON TUESDAY. THE OVAL OFFICE MEETING WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT A COMPROMISE ON COMPLETING THE WALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BORDER, BUT TRUMP CALLED IN THE MEDIA AND A SHOUTING MATCH BEGAN. IT GOT UGLY FAST.…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 12, 2018 EVERY YEAR ABOUT THIS TIME VARIOUS MINISTRIES MAKE PITCHES FOR YEAR-END DONATIONS. WHILE I AM GRATEFUL FOR THOSE LISTENERS WHO OFFER FINANCIAL AND PRAYER SUPPORT, I WANT TO REQUEST YOU CONSIDER SIGNING-UP FOR OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER AND BECOMING A REGULAR SUPPORTER OF VALUES THROUGH MEDIA. WE NEED IT. OUR…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 11, 2018 IF YOU LISTEN TO DEMOCRATS ON THE WEEKEND NEWS SHOWS YOU GET A PREVIEW OF COMING DISTRACTIONS. MEMBERS OF THEIR NEW HOUSE MAJORITY WANT TO IMPEACH PRESIDENT TRUMP AT LEAST OVER ALLEGATIONS HE ENGAGED IN ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN SPENDING WHEN HIS LAWYER, MICHAEL COHEN, PAID WOMEN TO STAY QUIET ABOUT…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTATY DECEMBER 10, 2018 AS I WATCHED LAST WEEK’S NEARLY UNIVERSAL MEDIA PRAISE OF GEORGE H.W. BUSH DURING FUNERAL COVERAGE I DIDN’T KNOW WHETHER TO LAUGH OR SHAKE MY HEAD. THE SAME MEDIA THAT REGULARLY BASHED THE 41ST PRESIDENT DURING HIS FOUR YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSE OPENLY BASHED HIM AND HIS POLICIES THEN.…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 7, 2018 THE APOSTLE’S CREED WAS PART OF THE SERVICE FOR GEORGE H.W. BUSH WEDNESDAY AT THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL. IT IS KNOWN NOT ONLY IN EPISCOPAL CIRCLES, BUT IN VIRTUALLY ALL EVANGELICAL CIRCLES. THE NICENE CREED IS ALSO FAMILIAR TO BELIEVERS. BOTH CREEDS GIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR CHRISTIANS TO RE-STATE THEIR FAITH…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 6, 2018 FOR YEARS I HAVE READ THE ONE-YEAR BIBLE. IT ALLOWS ONE TO READ THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES IN 365 DAYS AND THE AUDIO VERSION NARRATED BY TOM DOOLEY IS ESPECIALLY UPLIFTING. IT IS ALSO A COUNTERWEIGHT TO THE THINKING PATTERNS OF THIS WORLD, WHICH IS PASSING AWAY IN CASE YOU…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 5, 2018 WATCHING THE CEREMONY MONDAY AT THE U.S. CAPITOL FOR GEORGE H.W. BUSH I WAS REMINDED OF THE FLEETING NATURE OF EARTHLY POWER AND HOW FOOLISH IT IS FOR PEOPLE TO PURSUE IT. IN THE CROWD WERE A LOT OF AGING “FORMERS,” WHO ONCE HELD HIGH POSITIONS IN THE FEDERAL…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 4, 2018 WHAT MORE CAN BE SAID ABOUT THE LATE GEORGE H.W. BUSH THAT HASN’T ALREADY BEEN SAID? READ MY COLUMN IN TODAY’S NEWSPAPERS IF YOURS CARRIES IT, OR ON MY WEBSITE AT CALTHOMAS.COM IT’S AMUSING THAT THOSE WHO USED TO CRITICIZE HIM NOW CLAIM TO LOVE HIM AND HIS EXAMPLE…
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