Author Archives: Chip Murray

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About Chip Murray

Singer/Songwriter

“A Soldier Died Today”

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Chip Murray

My friend and Veteran Marty sent me this remarkably poignant reading of A Soldier Died Today by Tony Lo Bianco, who I love for doing this! What is remarkable about this poem is how perfectly the author contrasts our soldiers … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ May 24, 2015

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Chip Murray

  “When the barbarian hordes descended on Europe in the fourth and fiftth centuries, crushing underfoot what was left of cultural antiquity, it looked as if civilization was at an end. Irish monks, in their monasteries and scriptoriums, preserved the writings … Continue reading →

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We Need a Hero to Break the Spell of “Fundamental Transformation”!

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Chip Murray

Gary Bauer’s Thursday Blog summed up the week perfectly: “ISIS Advances, Scouts Cave, The Silencing, Kudos to Cruz”. ISIS Advances ~ How could they not? What is to stop them? Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have given them the keys … Continue reading →

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Pamela Geller, Dennis Prager, and Alligators Oh My!

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Chip Murray

  Dennis Prager captured my attention years ago when he was asked what he saw as the greatest threat to America. His response was as stoically centered and well delivered as any I’ve ever witnessed. “The number of Americans who … Continue reading →

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Beware the Communist Church!

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Chip Murray

  “The Founders meant to take back something that never belonged to the King in the first place: our independence. Regressives mean to assert everyone’s dependence on government and take things from the public treasury that never have belonged to … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ May 17, 2015

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Chip Murray

My wife has been hit with a serendipitous bout of “Mash” nostalgia. Her viewing old Mash re-runs reminds me a little of the grieving parents who keep the lost child’s room exactly as he or she left it, or the … Continue reading →

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189 TRILLION Reasons to Say NO to “Infrastructure” Spending!

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Chip Murray

The train had barely left the tracks in the latest derailment tragedy before the old tired and familiar voice crept up to the microphone to blame Republicans and demand more money…for “infrastructure”! Well, I can give you 189 TRILLION reasons … Continue reading →

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Corporatism or Us?

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Chip Murray

“In 2008, after Lehman Brothers fell and the financial crisis and global recession began, the conventional wisdom was that we were entering an era in which government would take back power from business. In fact, just the opposite has happened.” … Continue reading →

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The Un-American Sniper

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Chip Murray

“Because here’s the thing — the road ahead is not going to be easy.  It never is, especially for folks like you and me.  Because while we’ve come so far, the truth is that those age-old problems are stubborn and … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ May 10, 2015

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Chip Murray

There’s a wonderful community of Christians in Warwick known as the Bruderhof. They are great neighbors who have made many friends throughout Warwick leading Christian lives. They held a prayer service this past Thursday for the earthquake victims in Nepal, … Continue reading →

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