November 20, 2024 A Religious and Political Commentary

Category: <span>Current Issues</span>


Solutions to our opioids crisis cannot neglect the spiritual aspect of humans

October 30, 2018

October 30, 2018

Easter, 2016. A sunrise service and two wonderful resurrection celebrations. Afterwards, I had Easter dinner with the family, then my...

Bible even points to idea of innocent until proven guilty

October 4, 2018

October 4, 2018

Do Americans still believe the adage that someone is innocent until proven guilty? Would you believe it was God’s idea?...

Human rights campaign nothing but a bully from D.C.

September 10, 2018

September 10, 2018

Remember when we were up in arms about deep-pocketed outside lobbyists coming into our town telling us whether or not...

Is it really newsworthy that a ‘queerlesque’ dance studio is now open?

August 27, 2018

August 27, 2018

The calendar heads to September and I begin anticipating fall. The heat hasn’t changed much, but at least we’ve had...

Individual opinions have become offensive to others

July 26, 2018

July 26, 2018

It is said, “Everyone has an opinion.”  In America, we take this one step further: “Everyone is entitled to an...

A real apology should change us for the better

June 14, 2018

June 14, 2018

There’s a great market in today’s culture for monetizing vulgarity.  We witnessed this recently at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner....

Things have changed, but what has not changed is the Bible and the U.S. Constitution

May 17, 2018

May 17, 2018

I love political cartoons. They combine two of my favorite things: humor and free speech. One recently caught my attention...

Honesty, civility, positivity key to free speech

April 6, 2018

April 6, 2018

“I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say...

Power of God’s love disables the power of that thing we fear

November 1, 2017

November 1, 2017

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself…” The iconic line from FDR’s first inaugural address in 1933...

Perhaps solar eclipse is evidence of God’s design

August 25, 2017

August 25, 2017

By the time you read this essay, the total solar eclipse of 2017 will be four days in our rear-view...