America is a Gift

Do you know that what you have is a gift?  What I mean is that by being an American citizen you have a great gift and one that people come from all over the world to experience. Think about it, we have freedom of speech and the right to assemble. We can worship...

Life is more than Politics

The elections are behind us and many of you are probably very glad since your no longer subjected to negative ads. Regardless of how your favored candidates did it's important to be reminded that election aren't everything. They're important, yes. Good...

Veterans Day Observed

Today is the observance for Veteran's Day. It was originally known as Armistice Day which marked the silencing of the guns of WWI on November 11, 1918.  Now we honor all our veterans who've ever served in our armed forces. National defense may be...

Asia Bibi Freed

The Pakistani Supreme Court freed Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who was sentenced to death in 2010 for blasphemy. Protests erupted in the streets but the court found that the evidence wasn't sufficient.  The court said Bibi "appears to be a person, in the...

Violence Motivated by Racism

Recent acts of racially motivated violence has gripped us. Two black people were killed at a Louisville Kroger. And 11 worshipers were killed at The Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Any act of violence is tragic. In response to racial violence CNN...

Lottery Rave

The second largest lottery jackpot ticket in history was sold in South Carolina the other week. The winner of the $1.54 billion prize hasn't yet come forward. And why should they? They'll be hounded the rest of their lives. Prior to the drawing, ticket sales...

Election Day!

If you haven't heard, there's an election today! It's the mid-terms where every Congressman and one-third of the U.S. Senate are up for re-election. Traditionally, the party out of power in the White House picks up Congressional seat. Some see a blue wave...

Processing Public Tragedy

Eleven people were killed and several others injured after a gunman entered The Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh and shouted "all Jews must die!" The FBI is now investigating in what many are calling a hate crime. So how do we respond to such tragedy?...

Incivility Breeds Violence

Sen. Mitch McConnell and his wife were harassed again at a Louisville restaurant. A man came up to his table and started yelling at him and then threw his take-out box on the ground. It's becoming common for protestors to publicly berate and harass political...

America Coming Apart

Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse just released a book called Them: Why we hate each other and how to heal. It's a fantastic book that diagnoses what ails us and how to restore our societal health. Sasse points out that we are more affluent than ever. We live in bigger...

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