Leadership
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Saturday, April 3rd, 2021Reading the Gospel of John on Easter provides a great insight into “Christian Leadership” and “Christian Citizenship.” John expresses in clear, unequivocal language the call to service and self-sacrifice. The mystery of Easter starts in John 13. Jesus is sitting down with his disciples for his “Last Supper.” He surprises them by getting down on […]
Act of Terrorism in Grayson County
Thursday, March 18th, 2021Studying history shouldn’t take a profile in courage. Too many people want history to be a safe space for ancestor worship. History is part of the humanities. We study humans. Humans can be beautiful. They can be ugly. We should try to replicate the beauty and avoid the ugly. We can’t do either if we […]
American Recovery Plan
Thursday, March 11th, 2021Joe Biden promised to “Build Back Better.†The liberals in Congress just passed the American Recovery Plan. They set the agenda because Democrats won elections for the House, Senate and the Presidency,. Liberals believe government programs can, and should, alleviate suffering. Conservatives reject this approach. They believe individuals should be left to struggle on their […]
Progressive America
Thursday, March 4th, 2021I am proud to live in Modern America. America is a progressive country. Our democracy allows us to create laws to improve our lives. Over the past 230 years much has changed for the better. The progress has been slow but steady. In the 1820s white laborers won the right to vote. In the 1870s […]
Heal the Sick
Thursday, February 4th, 2021One month after the installation of my pacemaker, I’m well on the way to recovery. I missed a couple of days of work, but with paid sick leave and good insurance coverage, only a slight tingling on my chest remains. Reading the news, I can’t help but notice that I am abnormal for a working […]
I apologize
Thursday, January 28th, 2021I’ve been involved in public politics for more than 20 years now. Criticism and disagreements are all part of the process. Often it is just name calling without any substance. Every once in a while, I will get a comment that makes me stop and think a little bit more. The following letter did just that. The […]
Truth Creates Unity
Thursday, January 21st, 2021We all know to take the keys away from a drunk driver. Drinking impairs decision making and judgment. In government, lies produce the same results. Over 400,000 of our neighbors have died because of Covid 19 lies and political denial. Will our democracy be next? On Jan. 22, 2020 a reporter asked Donald Trump whether […]
Tell The Truth
Thursday, January 14th, 2021Now is a moment for strength, not weakness. Strength requires facing the truth. As the Good Book says, “Thou shall not bear false witness.” On Jan. 6, domestic terrorists broke into the United States Capitol to stop the confirmation of the Electoral College vote. What we saw was disgusting. Not since the Civil War has […]
Happy New Year
Friday, January 1st, 2021The Pretender
Thursday, December 10th, 2020America has never had a pretender before. Pretenders were regular features of European monarchies. In monarchies the government, called the Crown, was the personal property of the king. It passed from father to son or, rarely, to his daughter. In America, we have a Republic. The term “republic†derives from the Latin phrase “res publica.†[…]
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