Bonnie Alba column

(Editor's note: Bonnie Alba passed away on February 12, 2017. You can read her obituary here.)

Bonnie Alba is a "politically incorrect" researcher-writer. Since 1995, her articles have appeared in California newspapers. Previously she served in various Department of Defense positions for over 16 years. Now she and her U.S. Army and middle-school teacher retired husband are Grannie and Papa to five rambunctious, but well-behaved, grand boys. She loves to teach others about God through His Word. A patriot, she believes the U.S. Constitution has been distorted and America has diverged from the vision of the Founding Fathers. Comments are welcome at tttalba@hotmail.com

Bonnie Alba

December 21, 2013

God's timing is not ours. In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, emerging from her seclusion and her devotion in thankfulness to God, God purposed what . . .

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December 20, 2013

Every Christmas morning, as a family, we have heard the biblical story of the birth of Jesus read aloud by our son or grandsons. I always reflect on the . . .

Bonnie Alba

October 30, 2013

God, Please Shake the worldly Churches! "The Church has sprung a leak and the world is leaking into the Church." A.W. Tozer, 50 years ago Much has been . . .

Bonnie Alba

October 25, 2012

"We have yet to elect a Congress of which the majority will be intelligently conservative — much though the times cry out for a genuinely conservative . . .

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September 14, 2012

"Every nation divided against itself will be ruined, ...and will not stand." (Matthew 12:25) Reading the Republican and Democratic Platforms was a revelation . . .

Bonnie Alba

August 30, 2012

When Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced that "happiness" measurements should be included in the variables determining economic progress, I . . .

Bonnie Alba

July 3, 2012

"..Let the Fourth of July always be a reminder that here in this land, for the first time, it was decided that man is born with certain God-given rights; that . . .

Bonnie Alba

May 3, 2012

"Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD..." Psalm 33:12 This year's National Day of Prayer is being held corporately across our land with fellowship . . .

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April 20, 2012

Courage is the first of the human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all the others. — Winston Churchill Author Suzanne Collins gave . . .

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April 7, 2012

Is Easter just another holiday to you? Around the globe, Christians will celebrate Easter Sunday as "Happy Resurrection Day." Rituals and rites will be enacted . . .

Bonnie Alba

December 3, 2011

It has become "politically correct" to ban the word "Merry Christmas" from commercials and retail stores during the holiday season. In 2005, there was a big . . .

Bonnie Alba

October 22, 2011

Have you heard the name, Herman Cain? Almost a household name, he's the fast-rising star of the Republican campaign trail to the White House. The Republican . . .

Bonnie Alba

August 6, 2011

"We have negotiated with terrorists; this small group of terrorists have made it impossible to spend any money." Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) in closed-door . . .

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June 2, 2011

"There's a God-shaped vacuum in every heart." Blaise Pascal, 17th century philosopher In 1993, over 2000 "Christian" women prayed, "We invoke Sophia, Divine . . .

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May 19, 2011

"When a crowd adopts a point of view en masse, all critical thinking stops." ~William Powers The Feminist Movement is on the wane. There's a conservative . . .

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May 13, 2011

At the May 5, Fox news Republican presidential debate, Sen. Rick Santorum was asked what he meant when he wrote — "Many women... find it easier, more . . .

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May 5, 2011

This week millions of Americans will attend public breakfasts-luncheons or evening services across America to honor God. This year's theme is "A Mighty Fortress . . .

Bonnie Alba

April 14, 2011

"The farther backward you look, the farther forward you can see." ~ Winston Churchill Looking back: The Debt Ceiling was increased 7 times in 8 years on . . .

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March 31, 2011

Overheard by reporters: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated, "Label the GOP spending cuts as 'extreme.' I always use 'extreme.' That is what the caucus instructed . . .

Bonnie Alba

March 10, 2011

"Last month's federal deficit is nearly four times as large as the spending cuts House Republicans have passed in their spending bill, and is more than 30 times . . .

Bonnie Alba

March 3, 2011

Some media and political pundits have identified the ongoing public-sector (government) union protests as analogous to the un-unified Tea Party movement. This . . .

Bonnie Alba

February 21, 2011

In this month of celebrating presidential birthdays, I wonder how an old speech containing the words of our first president would be received if any post-modern . . .

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February 17, 2011

With the recent call to cutting the "hate talk" and all the crassness and intimidation with a return to civility, I think this is just the tip of the iceberg. . . .

Bonnie Alba

January 20, 2011

The sordid picture painted by the liberal democrats and media of Tea party citizens as crazed, right wing, radical extremists has offended most Americans who . . .

Bonnie Alba

December 23, 2010

It is said that wonderful things come in small packages. Decades ago, when $100 bills were rarely seen, my husband wrapped taped a $100 bill into a piece of . . .

Bonnie Alba

December 16, 2010

This is the annual season of Anti-Christmas sentiment. The naysayers feel they shouldn't have to put up with this traditional nonsense, so they intimidate by . . .

Bonnie Alba

December 9, 2010

The Christmas season finds us all living in a world of uncertainty. Are you worried about your job, your family? Are you concerned about the ongoing corruptive . . .

Bonnie Alba

November 19, 2010

George Washington once remarked to James Madison, "No generation has a right to contract debts greater than can be paid off during the course of its own . . .

Bonnie Alba

October 15, 2010

[A recent book, "Radical," making the rounds in Christian circles is decidedly making people uncomfortable. Written by David Platt, he is the youngest pastor of . . .

Bonnie Alba

September 2, 2010

For almost 1400 years, Islam's response to anyone outside of their religion has been killing or enslaving them if they do not convert to their illogical belief . . .

Bonnie Alba

August 20, 2010

"A modern philosopher had told me again and again that I was in the right place and I had still felt depressed even in acquiescence.... When I heard that I was . . .

Bonnie Alba

August 12, 2010

"The future is bound up in the past. One's belief concerning his origin will inevitably determine his belief concerning his purpose and his destiny." ~ Dr. . . .

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August 5, 2010

"I pity the man who never thinks about heaven." ~ British theologian J.C. Ryle "I thought we couldn't know what Heaven will be." ~ anonymous comment Why . . .

Bonnie Alba

July 29, 2010

"Heaven and Hell are not places far away. You may be in heaven before the clock ticks again, it is so near. Oh, that we, instead of trifling about such things . . .

Bonnie Alba

July 15, 2010

"I greatly fear that the denial of the eternity of future punishment is one wave of an incoming sea of infidelity." Charles H. Spurgeon If you read beyond . . .

Bonnie Alba

July 2, 2010

"No generation has a right to contract debts greater than can be paid off during the course of its own existence." — George Washington to James Madison 1789  . . .

Bonnie Alba

June 17, 2010

"The multiplication of public offices, increase of expense beyond income, growth and entailment of a public debt, are indications soliciting the . . .

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May 5, 2010

"When we forget the real inner source of our power, our outward physical strength begins to disappear. Before long we become confused and fearful as we scramble . . .

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April 2, 2010

"If you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism." — Ronald Reagan Nonconformist: of or characterized by behavior or . . .

Bonnie Alba

March 18, 2010

"I swear ... to support and defend the Constitution of the United States ... so help me God." Our President, Congress, and Supreme Court Justices do so . . .

Bonnie Alba

March 2, 2010

Liberty Republican John Dennis (www.johndennis.com) is fairly new to active, political involvement. When citizens raised their voices and were ignored by their . . .

Bonnie Alba

February 15, 2010

"What really creates discontent in the modern age, as in all ages, is confusion and uncertainly. People turn to radical doctrines not necessarily when they are . . .

Bonnie Alba

January 14, 2010

The Tea-Party movement is holding a February convention in Nashville, TN. Why? As planners put it, to provide information, tools and techniques; help tea party . . .

Bonnie Alba

December 22, 2009

A glorious song of old came upon a midnight clear from angels above the Earth ... "Peace on the earth, goodwill to men, from heaven's all-gracious King." An . . .

Bonnie Alba

November 5, 2009

Oprah Winfrey has said it, thus many believe it. She has stated that she cannot believe in a "Jealous God" and declared that "There are many ways to God." In . . .

Bonnie Alba

October 9, 2009

Who hasn't heard of the American Association of Retired People better known as the AARP? Organized as a non-profit seniors' organization in 1958 to lobby . . .

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September 25, 2009

Water is a boring subject until you're without it, isn't it? Herein lies the story: Three years of drought in California threatens the San Joaquin Valley. A . . .

Bonnie Alba

September 10, 2009

Straight-faced, with neither a blink or a wink, Pres. Obama presented his rendition of Health Care 'insurance' reform to Congress and the American people. It . . .

Bonnie Alba

September 3, 2009

On August 20th, Pres. Obama held a conference call with about 1000 Jewish leaders and a Webcast with an estimated 140,000 religious leaders and people of faith . . .

Bonnie Alba

August 27, 2009

The Obama administration's strident push, along with congressional dem-libs, for their ownership of America's healthcare is not a myth. It is one more step to . . .

Bonnie Alba

August 20, 2009

South Carolina's Republican Sen. Jim DeMint has been much in the news these days as he publicly opposes the attempt to push through a muddled Healthcare Bill.  . . .

Bonnie Alba

May 7, 2009

Millions of Americans come together on National Prayer Day to raise their collective, repentant and prayerful voices to God for our country, our leaders, our . . .

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April 18, 2009

Are you a Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Constitutionalist, Independent, whatever? Or — are you an American? We appear to be coming out of our closets . . .

Bonnie Alba

April 2, 2009

Finally, an easy-to-read book for you and me explaining America's "economic crisis." Thomas E. Woods is a Senior Fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute ( . . .

Bonnie Alba

March 19, 2009

Americans have retreated from wild spending to prudent saving for a rainy day. Bad for the economy and government, good for America. Or, is it? Many economic . . .

Bonnie Alba

March 12, 2009

On February 26, the South Carolina House adopted and sent to the Senate a bill to "affirm the rights of all states including South Carolina based on the . . .

Bonnie Alba

February 26, 2009

The Southern Baptist Convention has reported a drop in membership in the latest church annual report, "Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches." They're now in . . .

Bonnie Alba

February 5, 2009

In just six months the so-called movers and shakers in our nation's Capitol have managed to, and continue to add to, an impossible burden of National Debt on . . .

Bonnie Alba

January 14, 2009

We Americans have come a long way from the Great Depression — not that we have learned from it. The Federal Reserve and U.S. Government have also not learned . . .

Bonnie Alba

December 23, 2008

Are you on information overload? It's not surprising. We are constantly bombarded with news, continuously processing what we take in from newspapers, radio, . . .

Bonnie Alba

December 11, 2008

At this time last year, I visited our local mall to do a bit of Christmas shopping. Lo and behold! Not a sign, a song, a word of Christmas! All I saw were signs . . .

Bonnie Alba

November 25, 2008

America is facing some perilous times. Confronting a worldwide financial tsunami that will affect us for decades to come, with increasing job losses and rising . . .