External Writings

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Recently I have been focusing my writing on Medium.com. Old blog posts revisited. Gay Marriage in the Church Conservative Christian Values vs Republican Christian Values Lawfully Good vs Lawfully Evil The Journey: An unpublished workshop on the Holy Spirit The Gifts of the Spirit — session one Different Kinds of Tongues — session two Different Kinds of Tongues — session three Discernment of Spirits — Who is speaking? Discernment of Spirits — The Fruit of the Spirit Discernment of Spirits — False Prophets, Christs, … Continue reading →

Price Gouging

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COVID-19 State of Emergency On March 4, 2020 Governor Newsom declared a statewide emergency due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.  During a State of Emergency, California Law generally prohibits charging a price that exceeds by more than 10% the price of an item before a state or local declaration of emergency.  California Penal Code Section 396 prohibits price gouging on any necessary goods and services and defines “price gouging” as any increase above 10%, including rental housing.  Attorney General Becerra reminds all Californians that price gouging is illegal in … Continue reading →

Corporate Consolidation of Food Stores

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Ref: SacBee: Food Source to close two Sacramento stores citing low sales and traffic I wonder if the closure of these stores is another example of the fruits of corporate consolidation and the lack of enforcement of the antitrust laws. Would the original “Food Source” owners have made the same decision, or would their relationship to the neighborhood have led them to adjust their business expectations for the good of the community?  We will never know.  What we do know is that … Continue reading →

Affordable Housing: Doing the Same Thing Over and Over Again

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Insanity Is Doing the Same Thing Over and Over Again and Expecting Different Results. The current Affordable Housing Crisis and the Homeless Problems will continue to get worse unless we do something different. Yet, at every level of the political spectrum, politicians continue to focus on repeating the same proposed solutions over and over again, in spite of the fact that they have failed to produce new results over the past thirty years. In addition, that is exactly what major … Continue reading →

Give Thanks for People of Honor, Integrity, Courage, and Compassion

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Today, I would like to give thanks to all the people of honor, integrity, courage, and compassion, who have stepped forward in these trying times. There are those like Fiona Hill, who speak truth to power, in spite of the potential consequences. There are those, like Scott Warren, reach out and help those in need, again, in spite of the potential consequences. Where are the Christian communities calling out for the end of the separation of children from the families? … Continue reading →