So, we have almost survived eight years of Barack Obama. Back during the 2008 campaign I was willing to give him a chance. I know, he was not my choice, but as a the first bi-racial man to make it to the White House, I had hopes that he would help bring the country together.
He did not do anything close. If anything, the nation is more divided than it was when he began. I think the reason is clear: he abandoned the very racial harmony reflected in his parents for the cultural values of his black mentors and liberal white grandparents. It appears he was "used" by those who had an agenda.
Will our new president, almost a polar opposite of the last one, do any better. So very "white" that even his liberal history probably will not help, Donald Trump enters the stage of world history as a business man trying to save a bankrupt business. Unfortunately, our country cannot declare bankruptcy to rebuild. Deals will be made, and as conservatives my friends and I will belatedly enter the 21st century -- a "brave new world" in which darkness and light mingle into a perpetual twilight.
We can only hope that the twilight lasts for generations -- or until the Lord returns -- for after the twilight comes the night. This is the natural cycle of nations, so we should not be surprised. Our responsibility to God and to ourselves is to always do the right thing.
This "right thing" is not political, but moral and spiritual. It is not based upon the changing mores of this world, but firmly upon ten simple, but profound, commandments from God Himself. We must show honor where honor is due: to God, family and community. We must eskew behavior that brings harm to our neighbors in any way.
