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Greetings, Dear Reader,

I was reading the Bible last night. St. Paul’s letter to the Galatians, chapter six, verses 1-5 and verses 7-8.

My friends, if anyone is detected in a transgression, you who have received the Spirit should restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness. Take care that you yourselves are not tempted. 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. 3 For if those who are nothing think they are something, they deceive themselves. 4 All must test their own work; then that work, rather than their neighbor’s work, will become a cause for pride. 5 For all must carry their own loads.

7 Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow. 8 If you sow to your own flesh, you will reap corruption from the flesh; but if you sow to the Spirit, you will reap eternal life from the Spirit.

WELL WELL WELL, IF IT ISN’T CONSEQUENCES

One of the most fundamental planks of Western civilization is that individual liberty is tied directly to responsibility. The man who takes on responsibility and delivers on that responsibility is afforded more liberty than the man who does not.

It seems counterintuitive, but it’s true. If you take care of your family, take care in your work, and take care of your community, then that community will afford you more options or opportunities than you had starting off.

Do deadbeat, drug addict criminals get small business loans? Probably not. Does the guy with six local car dealerships who sponsors the little league team and attends church routinely? Probably so.

While Paul........

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