This is a tragic shooting that I don’t want to turn political, but in light of the current debates in Washington and around the country, I think it’s prudent to mention. Chicago has some of the strictest gun laws in the country, yet gun crimes are out of control....
Articles by Matthew Semrau
My Stint as a Girl Scout: Feminism & It’s Destruction of A Good Thing
Recently, an article was written by Cathy Cleaver Ruse at LifeSiteNews.com, entitled “Say no to Girl Scout cookies“. Ruse discusses some disturbing events in Girl Scouts of America that really hit home with me. Ruse writes about the shockingly blatant imposition of radical feminism, abortion, and sexuality on young...
Even When You Were Dying: Extreme Forgiveness
I originally wrote this July 4, 2010. Trying to organize the website I ran across this and decided to do some cleaning up. Only a couple days after Christmas, I felt it relevant to re-publish. The extreme forgiveness of Christ is evidence of His divinity. I don’t think without...
Antisemitism Among Christians: Stupid
I must live a sheltered life because a few years back when Passion of the Christ came out a very strange topic arose: Christians who are anti-Semitic. At first I nearly thought it was a bad joke, but then I realized there are indeed Christians (or people professing to...
Free Images, Graphics, & Photos: Creative Commons
I’m going to take a big step away from politics and jump into the arts. Whether it’s finding an image for your blog, a picture for a class project, or a photo to turn into a great photoshop masterpiece; I can show you where you can legally find free...
U.S. Mental Health System Broken
With all of the talk about Adam Lanza, I thought I’d share some experiences with the mental health system in America. I’m not a professional, but as having grown up with a family member with a mental illness I have first hand experience about the gross negligence of...
Call of Duty did not cause Sandy Hook
Emotional knee jerk responses are plenty after such tragedies. People jump to conclusions with little to no evidence. People think that since it was a crime committed with a gun that the response is to disarm all of the people in the United States (forgetting the fact criminals who...
Mourn with Those Who Mourn — Romans 12:15
From Romans 12:14-21, 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position.Do not be conceited. 17 Do not repay...