Did you know that skunks are very confident but not very courageous? The night was warm for September. The singing chorus of crickets and dew-covered grass helped to muffle the sound my footsteps. Cautiously, I moved from the shadows of the forest into the moon-lit field, scanning for any signs of occupation. A few minutes […]
It is Thursday. The time in Choujou is 8:55am. My location is the English Village office in the corner of Nan Jung Junior High school, at a computer in front of a window facing eastward towards America and towards home and towards New York City. Memory is a tremendous blessing from God: not completely tame; […]
There have been so many things going on here at the Staddon house that it has been impossible for me to get anything posted for a while. It seems too bad because those things would make great blog posts. We’ve been splitting bee hives, planting trees, harvesting honey, chipping branches, and all kinds of other […]
West Virginia was the first of 21 states to announce it’s choice for the Republican presidential nominee tonight. Can you guess who the winner was? Amazingly, Mike Huckabee took 1st place with 52% of the vote! Romney took 2nd with 47% while McCain, the national leader, took an extremely distant 3rd at 1%. With the […]
Is it enough for a leader to have experience without character? Is it enough for him to have factual intelligence without Christian morality? Are his "private" beliefs inconsequential when contrasted with his public prowess? Many of our Founding Fathers stated very clearly how they answered these important questions. One of them was John Jay. Elected […]
From CBS News: "If a tree falls in the forest and no one’s there to hear it, does that mean that it didn’t make a sound?" This was Mike Huckabee’s response when a reporter noted that a state newspaper had endorsed John McCain, calling Huckabee’s foreign policy experience unsettling. "The fact that they are not […]
Many people have heard the whopping statistic from Huckabee opponents that there was a "47 percent increase in state tax burden" while Mike Huckabee was Governor of Arkansas. Few, however, get the rest of the story. "During Huckabee’s years in office, total state tax burden — all 50 states combined — rose by twice as […]
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” (Second Amendment to the US Constitution) The Voting Record Mitt Romney: “I supported the Brady Bill, which instituted a five-day waiting period before you could buy a handgun, […]
What do the following seven people all have in common? They’ve all endorsed Mike Huckabee for President! Zig Ziglar, internationally acclaimed motivational speaker/teacher who has written 26 books, endorsed Huckabee and said, "I’ve observed him throughout his political career and believe he is the best representative of the conservative movement on the American political scene. […]
"The people in general ought to have regard to the moral character of those whom they invest with authority either in the legislative, executive, or judicial branches." John Witherspoon (signer of the Declaration of Independence) Today WallBuilders released a very helpful, clear, and concise voter guide that covers where each of the Presidential candidates stand […]