Controversial Comments by Chicago Teachers Union
The Chicago Teachers Union recently tweeted, “The push to reopen schools is rooted in sexism, racism, and misogyny.” Now is that true? The CDC recommended that schools remain open for the well-being of students. And unfortunately, black students have been most...
General Assembly Begins Today
The 2021 Kentucky General Assembly session begins today. It's a short session with only 30 working days to conduct the commonwealth's legislative business. While hundreds of bills will be proposed, only a few priority bills will make it into law. Expect a lean state...
Georgia Runoffs Will Determine U.S. Senate
Georgia voters go to the polls tomorrow and vote in two U.S. Senate races. And today's outcome will determine Washington's political balance, at least until the mid-term elections. Incumbent Republican Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler are being challenged by...
Thoughts on a New Year
The beginning of a New Year is a great time to take inventory on the last year and ask yourself how you can make the upcoming year even better, which doesn't seem too hard to do considering 2020 was dominated by coronavirus—a year of sickness, death, and economic...
New Year’s Resolutions
If you're like nearly half of America you'll make some kind of New Year resolution. Maybe you've resolved to eat better, exercise more, or spend more time with family. G.K. Chesterton, quipped that resolutions are "something that goes in one Year and out the other."...
Civil Conversations in New Year
Earlier this month former U.S. cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs rejected Pres. Trump's claim that the election was rigged. Joe diGenova, one of Trump's election lawyers said Krebs should be "drawn and quartered. Taken out at dawn and shot.” Such rhetoric is...
Politics isn’t Everything
The Kentucky General Assembly begins next Tuesday and we'll see a bunch of bills trying to fix things. But another law isn't always the answer. French philosopher Jacques Ellul warned about making everything political. He called this the “political illusion”—the...
Between Christmas and New Year’s
Now that Christmas is behind us we look forward to celebrating a new year. Many of us will make resolutions, gather with family and friends to usher in the new year, and hope for better things to come in 2021. We all long for an end to the deadly coronavirus and the...
Christmas Day
Seven hundred years before the birth of Christ, the prophet Isaiah told about the coming Messiah. In chapter 9 of the book of Isaiah, it says "The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light...
Christmas Eve
Christmas is one of our most anticipated holidays, especially for kids and especially all of the presents. Have you ever wondered why it is we give gifts at Christmas? It's symbolic of God's generosity and his giving to us. You see, God is a giver. He gives good gifts...
