The Power of Community Grows During a Pandemic
Community gives us strength The idea of community conjures up a sense of closeness, what we have in common, and a sharing. Borders – whatever...
Category: Civil Discourse
Voting for A President We Can Trust
We live on trust Trust is as necessary as air to live. We trust a lot. Consider a car. We trust the brakes won’t fail,...
Believe What You See or See What You Believe
What we believe can make things worse I believe we’re about to witness the nastiest presidential campaign, based on misplaced emotions and falsehoods, in the...
Vengeance Reverberates Across the Nation
Witnesses subject to Trumpian vengeance The Bible tells us: Vengeance is mine … saith the Lord (Romans 12:19). Since the impeachment trial has ended and...
Impeachment Silences the Minority
The senate dismisses the minority call for witnesses The silencing of minority voices in the impeachment trial has been on full display in recent weeks,...
A Perspective of Fear Divides the Nation
A cautionary perspective Impeachment proceedings highlight perspective differences across the nation. Confusion, fear, and defensiveness – from everyone – is easy to witness. Hamilton wrote...
2020 Goals Amid Conflicting Realities
Setting 2020 goals is challenging Have you set any goals for 2020? We call them resolutions if we’re referring to self-improvement habits. The turn of...
How The Grinch Affects Our Politics
The Grinch gets a heart It’s the season for a rerun of the Dr. Seuss story of, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” It’s a fun...
Remembering Our Principles Amid Political Strife
Common principles give us political focus Principles are what guide us. We refer to principles in our religious practices. We remember our principles when making...
Corruption Tests Our American Principles
Corruption is everywhere Corruption is pervasive. It has been throughout history whenever and wherever fear and greed touched human hearts. To say it’s human is...