Monthly Archives: April 2012

The Sunday Morning Tune-up, April 29th 2012 Edition!

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Chip Murray

Help! (Break glass in case of fire!) The day of the Lord will come like a thief, And on that day the heavens will Pass away with great violence. – Cf. 2 Peter 3:10 If any of you follow Ann … Continue reading →

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Calling All “Americans First”!

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Chip Murray

What About Freedom? (Please listen after reading)You tell us that we’re haters, you lock us in our rooms… You blow out every candle so we cannot see the truth. But the light you did not count on comes from deep … Continue reading →

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What Our Bully “Crisis” & the Euro-go-round Debacle Have in Common!

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Chip Murray

Who walks in the classroom, cool and slow Who calls the English teacher, Daddy-O Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown He’s a clown, that Charlie Brown He’s gonna get caught Just you wait and see (Why’s everybody always pickin’ on me) Man … Continue reading →

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Austere is an Adjective, Socialism is a Snake & Love is a Verb!

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Chip Murray

Almost all the traditions and institutions which have molded the national character and the whole moral climate of England and America are those which the progress of Collectivism and its centralistic tendencies are progressively destroying. – Friedrich A Hayek, The Road … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up, April 22nd 2012 Edition!

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Chip Murray

It has seemed to us that one of the saddest fruits of rationalism, the fatal error and great plague of our century, the pestilential source from which our revolutions and social disasters arise, is the absence of the sense of … Continue reading →

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Freshman Betrayal, Bullies & Big Bad Bankers!

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Chip Murray

Is there anything more painful in this world than the betrayal of trust? Trust is so foundationally essential to relationship; there is no relationship worth having without it…which is exactly why the devastating dagger of betrayal cuts so deep!  One … Continue reading →

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Camelot

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Chip Murray

In short, there’s simply not A more congenial spot For happily-ever-aftering than here In Camelot. – From the song and play of the same name. It is a moment suspended in time. Although I was only ten years old, I … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up, April 15th 2012 Edition!

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Chip Murray

New Earth (Please listen after reading) “The most important people in my life were my mother and father. They have both passed and they both died of horrific illnesses that made me question my Catholic faith. Why would a God … Continue reading →

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The Destiny of Demoralization!

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Chip Murray

I loved Peter Falk’s character, Columbo! In fact, I have to say he was the King of the Who done it’s in my humble opinion. Traversing the web over the course of these past few weeks I am sensing something … Continue reading →

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Forgive Them, For They Know Not!

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Chip Murray

                             “Learning is not compulsory, but neither is survival.” — W. Edwards Deming, quality expert What struck me in the quote above was Deming’s linking of word learning to survival. I found it interesting that he chose the word … Continue reading →

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