The talking "heads" (or throats if you refer to radio hosts) have been debating about the vision and leadership of the Republican party all week! Michael Steele (who?) is the elected chairman and Rush Limbaugh has just resigned as the unofficial head. Colin Powell has tried to take a lead (by creating his own round hole into which he can jam his square peg) and Newt Gingrich has launched his own unofficial / official campaign to maybe want to possibly think about seriously considering a potential leadership role that might eventually lead to the Presidency. Glenn Beck has created a "networking" site that would allow people to connect and never be alone and yet its membership has only just grown past 650,000 - not quite enough to surround 'them'. There has been quite a bit of rhetoric but the substance seems thin and in our first '100 days' not much has truly been accomplished.
In all the talk about leadership there has been a dearth of conversation about philosophy, ideology, and conviction. The problem revolves around the lack of baseline fundamentals. Even conservatives have fallen into the trap of relying upon gut feelings and emotional responses. Long forgotten are concepts of absolutes and foundational truths that form the platform for reasoned and balanced argument. The Founding Fathers are reverently cited and their ideals rolled out with great accolades but few have taken the time to realize that these ideals were not original with the Founders - meaning that the Founders only discovered existent truth they did not create truth. So what's the difference?
Existent truth is unchanging - it does not flex with circumstances or waver in the breeze of public opinion. Its immutability gives hope and security for those who follow it because trust is placed not in personalities or movements but in a greater, eternal, omnipotent power that cares for His creatures and His creation. In fact, the Founders referred to Him as The Creator but the Bible calls Him the Lord Jesus Christ.
Existent truth is all-encompassing - it is applicable to every area of life and every individual. All citizens of the Earth can enjoy the blessings and benefits of a system that was created for them and all their needs. It offers blessings to the good and judgment to the evil in perfect balance and harmony and by the way, the choice is up to you!
There is much more that could be said however, the start is that debate over leadership sift out to understanding of ideology. When the foundations are secure, the other pieces more readily fall into place. Incidentally, no personality that abandons existent truth or twists it with rhetoric will be able to lead those who build on the base of existent truth. Let the talking heads talk and the politicians politic, but let the people who love truth - existent truth - define a party and locate a leader, no one is really interested in another popularity contest!
