Opinions & Viewpoints

September 10, 2025               From Southwest Ledger   On Aug. 11, President Trump ordered around 800 National Guard troops to assume control of policing our nation’s capital — something that was done frequently in the 1960s but had not been done since the Nixon administration.   According to CBS…

In the last few weeks, we have looked more closely at “swoon theories” that attempt to explain what happened to Jesus of Nazareth after His crucifixion. Specifically, we looked at the recent swoon theory offered by the critic David Mirsch. Like all previous swoon-type theories, Mirsch’s theory fails to account for the minimal bedrock facts…

Why Your Power Bill Feels Like a Car Payment Across Georgia, families are opening their power bills and wondering how they got so high. For many, monthly electric bills have started to look like car payments—$450, $650, some people are even experiencing $1000 electricity bills from Georgia Power. And that is not by accident. The complexity…

July 9, 2025               From Southwest Ledger   In July of 2022 U.S. Rep. John B. Larson (D-Conn.) wrote an op-ed in which he called the Senate “the most debilitating threat” to our nation. He was writing about Rule 22 in the Senate which requires 60 votes to take…

Dear Lanier County News Editor: With Hurricane Helene destruction, it was evident that emergency management was woefully lacking in Lanier County. Debris piles and drainage ditches clogged by them lead to local flooding.  There was no planned evacuation route for stranded citizens. The Governor released funds.  In Lanier County are those accounted for? What about…

David Mirsch’s hypothesis of a clandestine use of drugs to render Jesus comatose on the cross is an ad hoc claim. He offers no supporting data, and the assertion cannot be proven. Beyond that, all swoon theories should address the most critical question: Could He have survived? The evidence seems clear; there is no amount…

July 7, 2025               From Southwest Ledger   Fun class today. After I answered all the history questions, I asked what we needed to talk about as part of our civic class. Of course, this Bill was the main topic of consideration. I warned them I did not want…

We began last week by setting the foundation for our historical study of the resurrection of Jesus using Michael Licona’s “minimal facts” approach.When we look at the historical resurrection event, the agreed-upon bedrock facts about the fate of Jesus are these: Jesus died by crucifixion. Shortly after Jesus’ death, the disciples had experiences that led…