Dave Miller

Okay, guys, it's time for some strategy. I have to admit that this election cycle has confused me more than any before. The American electorate has changed and I just don't understand it anymore. But there's a big question that we, the members of the SBC Voices Super PAC (we've contributed 0$ to 0 candidates and raised $0 so far) need to discuss. It's about the upcoming Florida GOP primary. It is one of the first 2 winner-take-all primaries and there are about 100 delegates (perhaps 99?) at stake. The guy with the most votes gets them ALL!  If Trump wins, he's on his way to the nomination. If … [Read more...] about You Are Invited: A Voices Super PAC Discussion – What about Florida and NeverTrump?

**In the light of Stanley's apology, I changed the more incendiary title of this post to a more descriptive one. Andy Stanley has responded in a tweet, not to this article in particular, but to the general social media firestorm. Here is what the tweet said: The negative reaction to the clip from last weekend's message is entirely justified. Heck, even I was offended by what I said! I apologize.  That is a fair response by Andy Stanley and I would hope that our response to that would be equally gracious. Obviously, many of us still have differences with Andy Stanley on other issues. … [Read more...] about Andy Stanley’s Statement on Smaller Churches** (Stanley’s Response)

The idea of having to choose between the dishonest Hillary Clinton and the despicable Donald Trump is a nightmare that causes reasonable people great despair. I have to admit that I did not believe it would come to this. I over-estimated the wisdom of the GOP, believing that Trump's character would be exposed and his antics would wear thin and eventually his popularity would fade. But his supporters shrug off inconvenient truth and go on supporting him in spite of his character, his beliefs, his behavior, and his positions on issues. He makes statements supporting Planned Parenthood and … [Read more...] about A Simple Super-Tuesday Proposal for Protecting America from an Unthinkable Nightmare

At my personal site (www.davemillerdaily.com) I made some predictions about the Iowa caucuses. With the exception of predicting that Rand Paul would do well, I was surprised at their accuracy. So, I thought I'd put myself out on a limb one more time and try my hand at gazing into the proverbial crystal ball. Here are some of the things I see coming. If I am right, I will crow loudly about my accuracy. If I turn out to be wrong, this post might disappear and you will never hear any more about it! There will be a mixture of sports, politics, denominational, and other random predictions … [Read more...] about Gazing in My Crystal Ball: BOLD Predictions for 2016

Antonin Scalia has died. One of the brilliant conservative minds in America, he has been a voice for reason, for the Constitution, and for the protection of life. This is a tragedy of epic proportions, for his family and for this nation.  There has been a razor-thin balance on the court with four conservatives, four hard-core liberals, and a swing vote. Scalia was not just a conservative vote but a brilliant mind and forceful advocate for sanity in our nation's judicial system. Now, one of two things is going to happen. 1. Barack Obama,  the most pro-death, abortion loving, … [Read more...] about Justice Scalia’s Death: An American Tragedy

Originally published at "Dave Miller Daily." I had an interesting conversation several years ago with a friend who served as a missionary in an Asian nation. The people in that nation love their homeland but do not have the kind of passionate patriotic loyalty to it that Americans, and especially conservative Americans, have for our homeland. "Americans have a level of patriotism, nationalism, and national pride that other nations just don't have." It is crucially important to many people, a point of doctrine, a test of political orthodoxy, to believe and proclaim that America is not only … [Read more...] about “The Greatest Nation on Earth?” A Balanced Look at American Exceptionalism

Originally published at Dave Miller Daily I just got home from the caucuses (well, from getting some gas for my snowblower and such - we are supposed to get a foot to foot and a half of snow tomorrow) and I have some initial thoughts. 1. When I drove in to the community center, my heart sank. Last time, we parked in the main area and walked in. This time, I dropped my wife off and drove to Kansas City, where I parked and walked to the door. There was a long line to enter and sign in. Many of the people in the line were filling out the registration cards, to switch their registration to … [Read more...] about Initial Thoughts on a Night at the Iowa Caucuses

Originally posted at "Dave Miller Daily." There are a lot of words you could use to describe Donald Trump. Narcissist - his focus and concern isn't America, it's all about Donald Trump. He judges people, press, and everyone by "how they treat me." "It's all about ME," according to Trump. Misogynist - his treatment of women is despicable. No more need be said. Racist – it is not too much of a stretch to use this word to describe his border policy and his treatment of Muslims. Bully - he is mean-spirited, vindictive, and nasty. Bizarre – he says and does some of the most … [Read more...] about Donald Trump IS Barack Obama

This was originally published at my new blogging venture, "Dave Miller Daily." Don't get your hopes up, I'm not planning to leave SBC Voices anytime soon. But I plan to write about broader interests - sports, politics, and other things, at that site, limiting my entries here more to the things that deal with the SBC. I will also, from time to time, double post, as I'm doing now. I had a moment of clarity in the villages west of Ziguinchor, Senegal a couple of weeks ago, one that helped me to understand the problems in American Christianity. For most of our history Americans have described … [Read more...] about A Moment of Clarity: Idolatry and American Christianity