[SOM Cville] Fw: Presidential Remarks

A response from Paul McKinley regarding Dr Gordon’s message regarding the President. We are always Open for others opinions. Enjoy your Sunday Blessings & Love Kathy
> > On Sat, Aug 10, 2019 at 9:33 AM Paul McKinley < > > wrote: > >> While I regret much of our President’s speech and action, I also find >> that both parties are committing atrocities and using language that is not >> aligned with my idea of statesmanship. I also find that the “news” >> organizations are all hard-spinning the truth one way or the other until it >> hardly resembles the truth. Simply by omitting crucial details they spin >> the event to create the “shock and awe” they wish to create, to drive their >> own agenda. This is what I refer to as the “half-truth” in Rules Of The >> Spirit. We cannot go by what we see or hear in any news media, because it >> is all at best half-truth. It’s not about informing, but rather getting >> people riled up. What we have now is propaganda, not journalism. I >> will also tell you that I have observed that whatever someone is shouting >> the loudest about someone else, is exactly what they are doing themselves. >> >> Matthew 15:11,17-18 says essentially: it is not what goes into the mouth >> that defiles a man, but rather what comes out of the mouth, because what >> comes out of the mouth reflects what’s in the heart. >> >> Philippians 4:8 – which is what I have on the license plate of my truck >> (PHLP4-8) – says “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever >> is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever >> is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such >> things.” >> Building the habit of filling our hearts and minds with good things will >> displace the habit of harboring not-so-good things in our hearts. Whatever >> you put energy into gets bigger. >> >> — >> >> Paul McKinley