Entries by Bruce Gust

It’s Not Just the Mask…

It’s not just the mask… Of the fatalities that have been reported by the CDC that have been categorized as COVID-19 deaths, only 6% are exclusively due to ARDS. Every other fatality had, on average, two other diseases the deceased was contending with at the time of their death. You don’t hear those dynamics communicated […]

Comorbidities

Comorbidities is defined as: “…the presence of one or more additional conditions often co-occurring (that is, concomitant or concurrent with) with a primary condition.” In other words, at the time of death, was the deceased contending with more than one lethal medical condition? Recently, the CDC published an update to their COVID-19 statistisc which said: Table 3 shows the types of health […]

There Have to be Divisions

1 Corinthians 1:10 says: Now I urge you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, that there be no divisions among you, and that you be united with the same understanding and the same conviction. (1 Cor 1:10) I’m hearing a lot of biblically based admonishments […]

Is He a Good Man?

“A Marxist begins with his prime truth that all evils are caused by the exploitation of the proletariat by the capitalists. From this he logically proceeds to the revolution to end capitalism, then into the third stage of reorganization into a new social order of the dictatorship of the proletariat, and finally the last stage […]

The Guy in the Middle

Saul Alinsky once said, “Never let a crisis go to waste.” What he’s referring to is illustrated in the graphic on the right. What you have is a legitimate problem that needs to be solved – a crisis that needs to be addressed. Among those who are being looked to for an answer you have […]

You Are What You Eat

You are what you eat. If you’re trying to trim down and build a leaner and more muscular physique, you have to be mindful of what you’re putting into your body. Imagine you’re at a fast food restaurant and you’re getting ready to order what you believe to be a more healthy alternative to the […]

A Name, A Person and a Choice

The vocabulary of today’s Liberal is framed in the context of Labels, Mobs and Crowds. Referring to individuals in the context of their nationality or their religious creed is not inappropriate, but it can become a problem when personal responsibility is intentionally put aside in favor of the assumed “goodness” of the group you’re placed in. At […]

College Entrance Exam Part I (Answers)

These are the answers to the questions posed in the “College Entrance Exam Part I” questionnaire. 1) If you had to define the difference between the Old Testament and the New Testament with one name, what would that name be? Answer: Jesus The Name is Jesus. Everything about the Old Testament is ultimately a tension […]

College Entrance Exam Part I

Knowing what you believe and why you believe it is important, regardless of what the issue may be. How you vote, the way you navigate the waters of compromise, how you think…you always want to be able to explain why you believe a certain way as opposed to something akin to “that’s just the way […]