Steve Hodges

Mistreatment of Immigrants

THE SPIRITUAL PERIL OF IGNORING MATTHEW 25

Every one of you who decides to read this post is either an immigrant or a descendant of immigrants. Your immigrant relatives either crossed the border legally or illegally. In every respect, we are all immigrants. It seems like many have forgotten where we come from. This country has assimilated individuals from all nations atContinue reading “THE SPIRITUAL PERIL OF IGNORING MATTHEW 25”

The Southern Republican Convention

Early in my college years, I started attending First Southern Baptist Church of Baldwin Park. The church had a very robust group of Bible-believing college students. It became my spiritual home within a fairly short time frame. The fellowship we felt over the short time we were all together was absolutely what one would expectContinue reading “The Southern Republican Convention”

The Racist Origins of the Evangelical Marriage To the Republican Party

Should Evangelicals understand how their numbers were pulled into the orbit of the Republican Party in the 70’s? Would knowing the origins of the Republican power brokers takeover of this large group of God-fearing individuals make any difference almost half a century later? I was a young believer in the decade of the seventy’s. IContinue reading “The Racist Origins of the Evangelical Marriage To the Republican Party”

I GUESS I AM JUST NOT A PATRIOT

Tribal warfare is intense in this country. I wonder if it existed on this level prior to the invention of Twitter and Facebook? I think it did exist on some level but these two companies have brought more of it to the forefront of our national experience. One of the things I have learned fromContinue reading “I GUESS I AM JUST NOT A PATRIOT”

Early Trump Administration Response To The Corona Virus

people were unsure that this President had the mental capability to rationally handle a national emergency. We have our answer.

Accountability 101 – Let’s Get Rid Of The Inspector Generals

Basically, and Inspector General is a watchdog. They are there to insure that a given government entity is operating legally. Their operations work independently of the White House.

IS IT REALLY OK FOR HIM TO DO THAT?

In plain English, the President of the United States can pretty much do as he pleases until someone figures out a way to stop him.

Republican–>Independent–>Democrat

What has moved me from the ranks of being a registered Republican to being a registered Democrat was not so much that I agreed with all of the Democrat polices. It was that I found myself consistently disagreeing with the behaviors of Republican politicians.

Take A Deep Breath, Consider Sources

There have been conspiracy theories related to viruses for decades. One of the most ignorant theories was spread by that Nobel Laureate Virology & Epidemiologist Dr. Rush Limbaugh.