The Virus of Racism. Will Pride Prevail or Love Heal All?
The year was sixty, The lines were drawn T’was 1860 And hate lived on The forces were firm Convinced with pride That truth and right Was on their side The war did come And bodies torn Six hundred twenty Thousand...
Why Jesus Did Not Seek to Change the Political
Politics. It is deeply divisive, even amongst family and friends, including God’s family. Even these fallible thoughts on my part could be divisive, although they are not shared in order to do such. So why do I share them? I suppose it may be the...
Where is America’s Joseph?
Unchartered waters. This is where I would suggest America is as a nation and people, as we continue to sail onward into the stormy waters ahead. While our world has previously faced pandemics and world wars, which took many times more lives, never before have we found...
When Violence in America Was Affirmed & Praised: Understanding & Solving Racial Injustices
One man’s violent anti-government protests is another man’s just war. First, let me say I DO NOT condone the rioting and violence that is occurring across our nation, following the murder of George Floyd at the knee of white police officer Derek Chauvin....
The Storm Clouds Gathering from COVID-19
For years now, many in our nation have been warning of the coming collapse of our nation’s economy. The signs were easy to see. But most were unaware, or didn’t take the time to understand them. I’ve written a lot over the last number of...
Conspiracies, COVID-19, and the father of Lies
I hesitated to write this article, particularly in this day and time. It seems that anything one writes or posits in this current era, invariably results in arguments, dissension, and sore feelings. I do not wish to cause any of the sort. However,...
The Virus Came
The virus came With stealth unknown No ear could hear Nor eye could see Our lives untouched Or so it seemed We lived as if No threat was near The streets were full And shops packed out Let’s eat and drink Be merry too The Parties fought And neighbors too The...
When Memes Become Our Theology
Social media and memes. They seem to be made for each other. If you’re looking for laughs, they often give great comic relief, particularly in this difficult time we are facing. But as I’ve seen many of the memes that regularly get posted and...
There is No Fiscal Solution, But There is Hope
The government has been talking about fiscal responses and solutions to the nightmare the coronavirus pandemic is wreaking in our nation and world. Those responses include multi-trillion dollar price tags. Given the panic and hysteria that we see from...
The Ugly, the Bad, and the Good… of the Coronavirus
Coronavirus. It’s all we hear about. Our minds think about it. Our actions are guided by it. The threat is real. People are dying. And we all have questions. Many of them have no answers, at least not yet. So there’s a lot of ugliness to this virus, and a lot of...