Doug Mayberry is a nationally syndicated lifestyle columnist for Creators Syndicate. This is a collection of the very best of Dear Doug from January to June of 2014.
No two individuals are the same. Even with similar names and what appears to be similar religious beliefs, individuals may go in separate directions in trying to prove their faith. In Diverging Waters: Two Disparate Lives Having a Common Profession of Faith, author Doug Weber chronicles the lives of two friends: Paul B. Waters and Paul S. Waters. While their professions of Christ begin the same—Christ is the Son of God, who has saved us by faith through grace—they are divided by different understandings of God’s word and the intent of their heart. Paul B. Waters professes to be part of the Kingdom of God, but his goals and desires are all focused on the kingdom of this world. Paul S. Waters lived his early life in sin and debauchery, believing a simple profession of Christ has given him license to sin; even so, he eventually trusts in Christ as his Savior, and he lives as a disciple and witness. Two conflicting professions of faith cause tension in the relationship between the men, even threatening their longtime friendship. Through this conflict, Diverging Waters seeks to offer guidance to believers facing similar situations.
All here are part of the journey shared by your author:LifeReal-World StuffFaithLoss, Trials & PainGodRelationshipsPeace & SmilesJesusPeopleSuccess & Significance Not a 'preaching at ya' but rather a realization about our lives. You WILL connect within these pages; no matter your lot in life (or what you believe in). Find a quiet hour or two and soak this up – ultimately you will realize it is not just his story …but YOURS! Life clearly is full of 'Peaks & Valleys', the peaks are fun & easy. The valleys and struggles always have us asking or questioning 'how do I get through it?' You have or will face tough stuff – we all do. Who helps you; you ready?!
The Politics of Envy is a fit and proper sequel to the author's previous book, The Politics of Plunder. But beyond the previous collection, Doug Bandow herein offers a theoretical rationale for the current malaise in central government in the United States. He sees the core problem as the immense increase in government spending combined with regulatory machinery that extends to every area of life - from the uses of private property, occupational choices, to issues of employment, trade, and taxation.Bandow sees these centrifugal forces as gaining ground over personal virtue and freedom without much regard to party labels. Indeed, he is at pains to point out that spending and regulation rose particularly dramatically during the previous Bush Administration; and shows few signs of abetting during the current Clinton Administration. But the work emphasizes not simply federal government initiatives to curb freedom of choice, but how this extends to sociological and ideological trends in which extremists pit the values of liberty and virtue against each other. While the book covers familiar ground; issues of abortion, environment, collective security and national defense, international debt, health and welfare, it does so with a unified theory of a morally centered approach to political questions of the times. Written with his customary verve, the book beckons to become a benchmark of libertarian thought - one that will appeal to people for whom questions of political morality remain unsettled as well as unsettling.
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