PRIORITIES

"Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain." Psalm 127:1

"If we place more value on the things of this world, there won't be room for what's most important. However, if God & His Word are given first place, the blessings of the rest will follow." [Psalms for Lent, Jane Wilke, Creative Communications for the Parish, 2018]

Abortion

"The pro-abortion forces blinker themselves against how the vast majority of people consider an unborn child. Even before her child is born, a mother--& her family--sacrifices for her child, protects her child, prays for her child & dreams for her child. She talks to her child, & often names her child. She takes her child to the doctor.
       "Her unborn child, in short, is already what it will be after he or she is born--a cause of worry & joy, & ceaseless wonder at the miracle of life."  ["It was a travesty in New York," Rich Lowry, Norfolk Daily News, 3/19]

College

"Young people don't need elite schools to succeed; they just need to finish high school, get a full-time job, & get married before having children." ["More Misconceptions about College," Mona Charen, National Review Online, 3/22]

Capitalism

"Without even one centrally planned government program, the need for pencils arose. Without any meddling from a presidential candidate or member of Congress advocating socialism, pencils were invented, produced & sold, meeting the demand for them." ["Erasing capitalism? First, consider the pencil," Tom Purcell, Omaha World Herald, 3/23]

There Is No Place Like . . . Texas

"Are all leashed animals really welcome at Petco? It was a question raised by a Texas couple & their pet, Oliver, a 1,600-lb Ankole-Watusi steer. With Vincent Browning holding the steer's leash, Oliver entered the store in Atascocita, TX. Oliver tilted his horns--measuring 9 1/2 feet from tip to tip--to the side to avoid hitting the automatic sliding doors. Oliver was welcomed 'with open arms,' Browning wrote." ["Proving a point, or two:  Steer welcomed at Petco, OWH, 3/23]

. . . California

"Misery in Bay Area:  44% of resident say likely to leave . . . " [Drudge Report, 3/25]

Liberals

"The media have become an amen chorus of liberals chanting liberal refrains to liberals." [Kyle Smith, NRO, 3/25]

"People on the left say whatever advances their immediate agenda. Power is their moral lodestar; therefore, truth is always subservient to it." [Dennis Prager, NRO, 3/26]

Wednesday Whimsy

• "Proof at last:  Women & men born to be different," [Drudge Report, 3/25]
• "Men-Only Cuddling Group Aims to Provide Healing Experience . . . " [Drudge, 3/26]

Food for Thought

"Protester eats raw pig's head outside vegan festival [ditto]