Blood Lust

The images of the actual murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson are disturbing and shocking, but the response across social media has been almost as horrifying. I generally don’t…

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Sitting on the Sidelines

My beloved religion professor from college used to tell us that the opposite of faith is not atheism, it is apathy. From voting to volunteering to being active in a…

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Doing Good

Yesterday I attended a second memorial service for my friend, Jack Abel. I went to the first one because I happened to be off for the weekend and was staying…

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The Power of Dissent

‘Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die’. This often-misquoted line comes from the poem/epic story, “The Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred Lord Tennison. It…

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Still Hungry

As we bask in the glow of our memories of the Thanksgiving weekend and try to figure out what to do with all the leftovers, I would invite all of…

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The Salvation Army

I have always admired the faithful presence of the Salvation Army outside of shopping venues; they ring their bells and stand vigil over their red kettles, taking spare change and…

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Breathe

I have had asthma my whole life, but it didn’t become a serious problem until I got hit in the throat during a softball game in college. I was playing…

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Cultural Hypocrisy

For years I have been joking (or have I?) about starting a class-action lawsuit against any non-Christian entity or person who is using “Christmas” to sell stuff. No more selling…

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Something to Unite Around

About a week ago, a group of people dressed in black with red masks (funny how they are afraid to let us know who they are) marched through Columbus, Ohio,…

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