Joshua Herring column

I grew up in church--actually, in more than one branch of what is today considered Protestantism, and the two different branches were actually pretty far removed from each other in terms of some of the common doctrine involved with each. I have held to neither in terms of loyalty to church doctrine. I have sought the Lord diligently and allowed Him to teach me, in spite of any and all experience as a youth or training as an adult.

As a young man, I walked away from God and spent a few years as the prodigal before God managed to humble me and bring me back to Him in a quality decision which would never again be violated or even questioned on my part. Since then, I have placed all my love, all my loyalty, all of my efforts, strength, and ability, and even my very life, in the hands of the God of my youth. [Click for more]

Joshua Herring

September 6, 2008

There are many causes that could be cited for the three-ring circus that's made a shambles of the American political process this election. Foremost among them . . .

Joshua Herring

August 7, 2008

It became obvious that something was going wrong shortly after WW II. By the end of the fifties, Americans were beginning to witness a breakdown in their . . .

Joshua Herring

July 18, 2008

"I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her commodious harbors and her ample rivers and it was not there; in her fertile fields and boundless . . .

Joshua Herring

May 30, 2008

As a sort of thesis, I shall begin with the words of that great poet, philosopher, and political pundit of the sixties, Paul Simon of Simon and Garfunkel. In . . .

Joshua Herring

February 11, 2008

Most people blame President George W. Bush for having destroyed the Republican Party. As much as I mourn for America, due to the impact of his presidency, I . . .

Joshua Herring

November 3, 2007

At the age of ten, I watched a television episode that had a quite an impact on my life. The story was about a peace loving, philosophical Chinese monk caught . . .

Joshua Herring

October 4, 2007

I was looking forward to the Sept. 27 Maryland debate on PBS between the Republican presidential candidates, held at Morgan State University in Baltimore. To . . .

Joshua Herring

September 19, 2007

I can't speak for anyone else, but for an old soldier of the cross who has been deeply concerned about our nation, watching the Values Voter Debate Monday . . .

Joshua Herring

September 1, 2007

Perhaps it isn't going to be as easy for big government and big business magnates to abusively strip Americans of their homes, their businesses, and their . . .

Joshua Herring

July 17, 2007

Oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesties above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on . . .

Joshua Herring

June 17, 2007

In an article that I read recently, there was a tragic story. It filled my heart with sorrow to think of Americans devastated in the workplace by policies that . . .

Joshua Herring

March 12, 2007

The things that have been taking place in the courts of this nation regarding the raising and educating of our children are increasingly disturbing. In some of . . .

Joshua Herring

November 5, 2006

The fact that as conservative Christian activists we've had such limited success in stemming the tide of godless liberalism that has swept over America should . . .

Joshua Herring

October 24, 2006

I've just finished a first read-through of the recently released book written by retired Senator John Danforth, entitled: Faith and Politics: How the "Moral . . .

Joshua Herring

October 11, 2006

"Somehow, despite contrary facts that are palpably clear in the historic record, [American and European leaders] have managed to convince themselves and the . . .

Joshua Herring

July 28, 2006

Guy Adams recently published a column on slavery at RenewAmerica. He is obviously deeply moved by the issue, and I can relate to his concerns. Guy brought out . . .

Joshua Herring

July 8, 2006

A scant three months before taking office, upon the death of President Warren G. Harding, Vice President Calvin Coolidge delivered an address on Memorial Day 19 . . .

Joshua Herring

April 13, 2006

As I considered the things mentioned in my column entitled, "Charity Should Always Begin at Home," some thoughts came to mind which I have decided are not only . . .

Joshua Herring

April 8, 2006

I lived in the LA/Orange Co. area for over a decade. For a while, I had to go downtown nearly every morning on business to deal with a shop owner in the garment . . .

Joshua Herring

November 19, 2005

On Nov. 3, Allie Martin and Jody Brown of AgapePress wrote the following, concerning a Nov. 2 decision by the Ninth "Circus" Court of Appeals that limited . . .

Joshua Herring

November 2, 2005

There has been an increasing tendency in certain American political circles to emphasize the importance of social programs at the expense of traditional moral . . .

Joshua Herring

October 21, 2005

I have been to Mexico, and I've witnessed the poverty and squalor many of the people live in first-hand, seeing both the misery and apathy written across so . . .