Onword and Upwords by Dennis Brady

  • Check Your Hypocrisy At the Door

    Depending on who you believe, the US has experienced between 12,000 and 193,000 COVID-19 deaths since about March 1. The higher number seems to be the official number, while the lower one is the estimate of deaths attributed solely to… Continue reading

    Check Your Hypocrisy At the Door

  • Sacred Cows, the NFL and Kneeling

    I’m just spitballing here. No definitive thoughts. Thinking out loud. The kneeling issue at NFL games has divided players, fans and teams and frustrated everyone who pays attention. To kneel or not to kneel? Seems to be the hot button… Continue reading

    Sacred Cows, the NFL and Kneeling

  • To My Non-Christian Friends

    In my heart of hearts I truly believe that Jesus is returning for His Church soon and it burdens me that you will be left behind in the resulting world. You’ll still have a chance to repent and accept Christ… Continue reading

    To My Non-Christian Friends

  • Christians, You Really Don’t Need A Sign

    I was reading in Luke 1 this morning about Zechariah entering the temple of God and meeting the angel Gabriel. Zechariah and his wife, Elizabeth were old and had no children because she was barren. Yet Gabriel told Zechariah that… Continue reading

    Christians, You Really Don’t Need A Sign

  • The USA Is On A Slippery Slope

    “…to disarm the people; that it was the best and most effectual way to enslave them; but that they should not do it openly, but weaken them, and let them sink gradually…” George Mason, 1788. That statement pinpoints precisely the… Continue reading

    The USA Is On A Slippery Slope

  • How I Chose My Political Party

    Charles Spurgeon said, “To live for a political party is unworthy of a man who professes to be a Christian.” I agree with Spurgeon. Christ is first. And foremost. For most of my life, I’ve not considered myself a political… Continue reading

    How I Chose My Political Party

  • Taking Philippians 4:13 Out of Context

    I was never destined to be a Major League Baseball pitcher. No matter how many tennis balls I threw at the crawl space door as a boy. Regardless of my hopes and dreams and imaginary games I played in my… Continue reading

    Taking Philippians 4:13 Out of Context

  • Sipping From a Half-Full Mug

    I didn’t know what a mandrel was before yesterday. I know who the Mandrell sisters are, but that’s as far as it goes. Will and I started our Saturday with a project as we so often do. Most of these… Continue reading

    Sipping From a Half-Full Mug

  • What Is The True Cost of a Thing?

    You won’t see it on the price tag. The true cost of something is your freedom – how much time and freedom you must surrender to work in order to pay for the thing. For example, I buy a thing… Continue reading

    What Is The True Cost of a Thing?

  • What If I Take the Log Out of My Eye?

    Conduct an experiment. Gently correct a friend or family member about a lifestyle decision. Then wait for it. You’re likely to get one of three responses. Judge not lest ye be judged. He who is without sin cast the first… Continue reading

    What If I Take the Log Out of My Eye?