Opinions & Viewpoints

William Paley was an 18th–century English clergyman, Christian apologist, and philosopher. He is best known for his design argument for the existence of God. Paley suggested that if a person were walking through the forest and came upon a rock, it would gain no special attention because it is something that is naturally expected, and…

We have made the statement over the last several weeks that if we are to engage the Bible skeptics of the world in a discussion about the being and nature of God, then one place we can find common ground from which to have that conversation is by looking at the world around us. We…

January 22, 2025                                 From the Southwest Ledger   “No taxation without representation” may be one of the most famous sayings in American history. Although the phrase had its roots in the Glorious Revolution and was an inspiration behind the American Revolution, and just about every elementary student can repeat it, with recent toll…

Is God Dead? Over the last few weeks, we concluded that based on scientific observation and evidence fromthe cosmos, and evidence that there was a First Cause that caused the universe to begin to exist. From there we were able to make some general conclusions about the nature of this First Cause.Based upon the preliminary…

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January 15, 2025                                 From the Southwest Ledger   January 6, 2025, was an important day as a joint Congress confirmed the electoral votes certifying that Donald Trump was indeed the newly elected President of the United States.   Much was made this year of the difference between this meeting and the one four…

January 8, 2025                                   From the Southwest Ledger   By James Finck, Ph. D.   Section III of Article I of the Constitution is all about the Senate. When reading the original Section III before modern amendments, right away one might notice some differences in the Senate today from when the Founders created it,…

                                                           January 1, 2025          From the Southwest Ledger   As we come to the close of 2024, it is worth looking back over this year at some of the highs and lows. Being an election year, and a historical one at that, with…