Wednesday's Letters to the Editor

Missing the point

Dear editor:

It did not surprise me that Lloyd Hoffman would find my recent letter critical of Franklin Graham's purpose in calling for a Day of Prayer for the president. Obviously, Lloyd does not read well because he seems to have missed the point I was making. I was not critical of a Day of Prayer for President Trump; as I pointed out in my letter, I was critical of his purpose, which appeared to be, not for the president's leadership, but prayer for support of the POTUS' political agenda.

I am definitely not against prayer. I pointed out that I pray daily for the leadership of the president, as St. Paul in the book of Timothy instructs, even though I do not support the president's agenda fully.

To make it clear to Lloyd, I speak only for myself, but I do not hate the president or Franklin Graham. I do disagree with them on a number of issues, though. Perhaps Lloyd needs to be reminded that Christians are not supposed to hate people. Surely he knows that. My disagreement with Graham and other preachers like him is their using their Christian beliefs to politicize faith. That is a real distortion.

We Methodists believe in "Open Hearts, Open Minds, and Open Doors." It appears that Lloyd does not. Have a good day, and remember, God loves you when others may not.

John W. "Doc" Crawford

Hot Springs

'Just' a minute

Dear editor:

Mr. Harry Porter, general manager of The Sentinel-Record, has a sense of humor that tweaks mine. His latest Sunday, June 23 column, concerning the word "just," is an example. Because of his concern I've started counting the times every day that I hear "just," especially when trying to solve a problem using the phone. Now, forever more, when I hear "please wait just a minute" I will ask "how many seconds are in your minute?"

Shirley Miller

Hot Springs

A verse to ponder

Dear editor:

Last Sunday you published "sermons" from Trumpsters Mary and Lloyd. They once again tried to use their faith to defend the right and attack the left. I guess mixing religion and politics is OK if you are "right." Lloyd once again used Bible verses to justify his opinions. That has inspired me to share one of my favorites, "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of others." Philippians 2:3-4. Hmmm.

Gary Vogt

Hot Springs Village

Editorial on 06/26/2019

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