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Jesus’ Resurrection Day Was a Bigger Deal than You May Realize!

Posted on April 12, 2020 by jackpelham

The mass resurrection of “many holy people” just after Jesus himself was raised. Jesus’ resurrection was, no doubt, one of the more glorious events in human history. But I submit that that day’s events were even bigger than most realize. … Continue reading →

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Is COVID-19 a Good Reason to Destroy America?

Posted on April 3, 2020 by jackpelham

By Jack Pelham I won’t venture to make any predictions about the medical side of things, because I’m not even remotely educated in epidemiology.  But when it comes to the political and financial “remedies” that have been enacted in the … Continue reading →

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Limitations on Federal Laws

Posted on April 3, 2020 by jackpelham

With the new surge of federal overreach related to COVID-19, I thought it would be good to put a couple of things on the record here for my readers’ convenience. This is a very simple post, showing two excerpts from … Continue reading →

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Have We Become Too Corrupt, Mister Franklin?

Posted on April 2, 2020 by jackpelham

Benjamin Franklin was older than the others involved in the Constitutional Convention in 1987. These delegates from the various colonies represented many factions–many different ways of thinking. They had their biases, of course, and their cheats–along with whichever of their … Continue reading →

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To a Hammer, COVID-19’s a Nail

Posted on April 1, 2020 by jackpelham

Perhaps you’ve heard the old saying, “To a hammer, everything’s a nail.” It describes the cognitive bias we can have in how we see the world. It’s a self-centered way of viewing things. Being a typical claw hammer, nail driving … Continue reading →

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Constitutional Violations Perpetrated During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Posted on March 31, 2020 by jackpelham

IMPORTANT: Before you read this, I want you to know that I do not belong to any political party; I think the leadership in both major parties are enemies of the Rule of Law under the Constitution, even if not … Continue reading →

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The Deliberate Parent

Posted on December 18, 2019 by jackpelham

Let’s do a simple thought experiment about parenting. Suppose that a particularly wise parent were to give the venture some good thought well in advance, and were to devise some basic goals for the eventual outcome of his or her … Continue reading →

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Speaking at Dad’s Funeral

Posted on December 17, 2019 by jackpelham

My Dad (also named Jack Pelham) died at the age of 85 on November 24, 2019. It was my privilege to have been invited to speak at his funeral. I’m writing this post to share my remarks for those who … Continue reading →

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Death, Grief, and Disappointment

Posted on February 25, 2019 by jackpelham

This article is in honor of the anniversary (yesterday) of the death of our daughter, Virginia Grace Pelham, born with Trisomy-18 on February 3, 2006.  She died 21 days later, having lived out the time that her malformed body was … Continue reading →

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On “Identifying” with Our Ancestors

Posted on July 1, 2018 by jackpelham

I want to share what my dear wife, Kay, posted on Facebook this morning, and my further response to it (the sharing here of which is her idea—ostensibly in the interests of posterity.) Here’s her post: Considering “identity”. With which … Continue reading →

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