David Shedlock

309 posts
God has blessed David and his wife Judy with 5 boys, and 19 wonderful grandchildren.  His book entitled "With Christ in the Voting Booth: Casting Down Imaginations" Before Casting Your Vote", was published by Calvary Press/ His wife also ows a business selling antique and collectible postcards on eBay since 1999.  David was an activist with Operation Rescue in the early 1990s. He is a member of Trinity Presbyterian Reformed Church in Johnston, Iowa.  David suffered a stroke in 2012, but has begun to recover after almost four years of complications. To God be the Glory, I believe he is continuing a work in me, that he began when I was a child (Philippians 1:6)

Professor Craig Keener on the Recent Asbury Outpouring

“The reality of what some of us call revival is initiated by God. It is not initiated by us”

Thanksgiving Musings: Between the Day Christ Died and I Believed

David Shedlock: Today, I want to give thanks for all the things he did for me between the Day Christ Died and the Day I believed. 

Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump: To Vote or Not to Vote

David Shedlock: The viable choices the Lord’s Providence has given us for President don’t bode well for our country, at least for the foreseeable future. So what to do?

Reagan and the Black Panthers

David Shedlock: Contrary to a meme being promoted by gun control advocates President Ronald Reagan supported the 2nd Amendment and did not support gun bans.

Why Do We Trust Them?

Shedlock: As as far as politics is concerned, sinners are simply acting according to their nature. We seem baffled that candidates lie, but they all do.

Christians and Donald Trump

David Shedlock: There is always this risk when Christians align with any candidate. We must ask ourselves if that yard sign will hurt our witness.

If Ted Cruz Loses, Who Is to Blame?

David Shedlock: If U.S. Senator Ted Cruz loses the GOP nomination and we are given Donald Trump as a nominee there is plenty of blame to go around.

I Was Wrong to Call Ted Cruz Pro-Choice

David Shedlock: This week I wrote an article calling Ted Cruz “pro-choice” because I didn’t dig enough to get to the truth. Ted Cruz is pro-life.

Everybody’s Wrong: Cruz & Huckabee Are on Opposite Sides of the Ball

David Shedlock: Mike Huckabee should hammer home that Ted Cruz’s position is pro-choice, and that Huckabee is the pro-life alternative.

Trump, Carson & Fiorina: Rape Exceptions Would Leave Thousands Unprotected

David Shedlock: Three of the top GOP candidates for president, Donald Trump, Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina, believe it’s okay to kill some babies.

We Need Sensitivity Training: Planned Parenthood Videos

David Shedlock says there is a danger to focusing so much on the Planned Parenthood videos that the fight to end abortion is neglected.

Persecuted? The Enemy Has Not Even Drawn Blood, Yet

The church in America is largely weak and feeble. It whines and complains at the faintest slights of the world. We think we are persecuted when we are not.

Mike Huckabee on the Supreme Court, But What About Bush v. Gore?

When Mike Huckabee states that the Supreme Court has no authority to make laws he is reiterating something that is taught in almost every school.

Mike Huckabee Takes a Pass on Iowa Straw Poll

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has decided to forego the quadrennial Iowa Straw Poll, but says he’ll fight for every vote in the Iowa Caucuses.

Huckabee’s Range of Appeal Across the Spectrum of Issues

Shedlock: Those who rule out Mike Huckabee because he only has a small constituency have it wrong. There could be a Boom Huck-A-Boom Boom after May 5th.

Rand Paul: The DNC Called Your Bluff; Now Show Your Hand

Shedlock: The DNC took the bait on abortion, and escaped with it, leaving Rand Paul holding an empty pole, will he follow through on his end of the bargain?