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…but not from me. 🙂 This morning Dad asked me to read over an e-mail he had written to some friends of ours after finding out that some of their family members were voting for Barack Obama. (He intended to send it yesterday, but forgot to ask me to look over it until this morning, […]

Either this week or next, advance ballots will be sent out in the mail and American citizens will begin voting in the election that has been garnering attention for almost two years. Hailed as the most important election in our lifetime (haven’t I heard that before?), we have seen many twists and turns and unexpected […]

UPDATE: After visiting with some friends this morning and learning more about the candidates for Sedgwick County Sheriff, I am placing my support behind Dal L Astle. Astle is not a politician, and is committed to restoring principles of integrity to the Sheriff’s office and the Wichita law enforcement field. Tonight our family attended an […]

I think the following analysis of Barack Obama is one of the most insightful and concise I’ve read. It was in today’s FRC Action Update. If you are interested in receiving these updates, you can subscribe on this page of their website. You may also be interested in subscribing to the Washington Update – a […]

Here is a helpful list posted today by the Kansas Republican Assembly of candidates they chose to prefer for the 2008 elections.

While the front-runners in the 2008 Presidential campaign do nothing to excite me, quite the opposite is true of Peter DeGraaf. The DeGraaf family have been friends of ours for years and I was thrilled when I learned that Mr. DeGraaf, after considerable thought and prayer, decided to run for the Kansas State House Seat […]

The Constitution Party chose a presidential candidate at a nominating convention held last weekend in Kansas City.

The Kansas GOP Caucus is officially over and the results are in. Here are a few pictures from the Sedgwick/Butler county caucus location: This is what the convention center looked like when we arrived at 6:45 this morning to help set up for the caucus. We placed surveys and volunteer cards on each of the […]

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about politics and its role in the life of the Christian. Today I was reading over the words of the well-known hymn, The Solid Rock, and thanking God for the truth penned by their author, William Bradbury. Yet, the more I’ve become involved in party politics, the more I’ve […]

After considerable delay in making a firm decision as to who I would support for the Republican Presidential nomination, I have finally been compelled to cast my vote for Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas Governor. The factor that compelled me? Yesterday Mom and I stopped by our church library to check out some books. My curiosity […]

Tune in to AFA today – Monday, September 17 – at 6:30 p.m. (CT) for the 2008 Values Voter Presidential Debate. The debate will be moderated by Joseph Farah who is the founder of the website WorldNetDaily. According to AFA, this debate will be different because “the candidates will be asked questions related to abortion, […]

All State Legislators will be up for reelection in 2008. After years of defeating casino-related bills in session, the Legislature passed Senate Bill 66 during the 2007 Legislative session. Praise the Lord that we were able to defeat the gambling propositions here in Sedgwick County! We can continue to take a stand on this issue […]

Last Friday afternoon Alisa and I made our way to Topeka for the annual Kansas Days gathering of the Kansas Republican Party. It was an eventful weekend, and I thought I’d share some of the highlights here. (You can read about Kansas Days 2006 here.) We spent Friday afternoon visiting the receptions of various office […]

The first indication of what was to come hit me full force as I sat in stunned silence, quickly scribbling down the vote counts for our Derby precincts as the Election Judge called them off shortly after the polls closed Tuesday night. Known for its conservative voting history, if Derby turned out a majority vote […]

Here’s a helpful comment I received from Jim Atchison, Treasurer for Kansas Judicial Review of Johnson County. If you haven’t yet voted and still need information on how to vote for Kansas Court of Appeals judges, this is the site to visit! The big day is upon us! Make sure you take time to vote […]

So, I found out that last Friday was officially “Change Your Oil” day. Rats. I always find out about these things too late. I didn’t get around to my yearly oil change until Saturday morning. The weather was certainly not ideal, but Naomi and Joey braved the chilly rain to help me get the job […]

Monday evening, Naomi and I attended a special Candidate Forum hosted by the Harvey County Republican Party. Six of the seven gubernatorial candidates were present. Each candidate was asked a total of four questions, one at a time, and given a limited amount of time to respond. For me, the decision to be made was […]

What must a Republican candidate do if he/she hopes to be elected in the state of Kansas? He/she must attend the annual Kansas Days festivities in Topeka. Throughout my participation in the festivities of the weekend, this is something that I began to realize. Whichever candidate garners the support of those in attendance at this […]

This morning, an influential Christian apologist, who has also co-authored a couple of books, was the guest speaker at the church we attended in Colorado. He was an excellent and captivating speaker and I appreciated much of what he had to say. One statement he made, though, particularly caught my attention. In response to a […]