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September 2018

September 21, 2018

Christine Blasey Ford’s Accusations Need To Be Proven

If there’s anything I’ve learned about relationships, it’s that there’s always two sides to...

September 18, 2018

Abortion: Not So Different From The Holocaust

I just finished reading The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne. I saw...

September 13, 2018

Between Florence and Trump, We’re Probably All Going To Die

Florence. That sounds like the name of someone’s Grandma, not an impending, potentially destructive hurricane....

September 11, 2018

Seventeen Years Post 9/11, America Remains Afraid to Offend

Like most Americans, I recall exactly where I was on September 11, 2001. I...

September 06, 2018

Colin Kaepernick Should Write A Book

Have you seen the new Nike commercial with Colin Kaepernick? I didn’t think it...

August 2018

August 30, 2018

My Peculiar Calling

When Shaun and I were newly engaged, we were visiting his Aunt and Uncle’s...

August 28, 2018

Reading to Cultivate A Thankful Heart

Our Pastor makes it a point to read about Christian martyrs of the past...

August 21, 2018

What We Should Be Asking About Colorado Killer Christopher Watts

Last week, Christopher Watts allegedly killed his wife, two daughters, and unborn son in Frederick,...

August 14, 2018

God’s Plans to Prosper Us

The day my son got in an accident, we planted a corn “field.” What...

August 07, 2018

Law vs. Love

It’s a long story as to how I came to watch two episodes of...

August 02, 2018

Simplicity and Serenity

The tension in the political climate is due to a longing. Everyone is looking for...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

Bringing Back Simplicity

Simplicity. It’s what I’ve been thinking about lately. Cotton Tenants: Three Families, by James Agee,...

July 23, 2018

The Graft

It's been three weeks since I wrote, and my only excuse is that my son...

June 2018

June 28, 2018

Sarah Sanders: Where Rights Begin and End

"Where my rights end and another person's rights begin is a complicated matter." That's...

June 26, 2018

Finding Strength and Hope Through Literature

Literature. So much emotion is wrapped up in that word - at least for...

June 22, 2018

Wrong Immigration Information and True Religion

I have no doubt at all the Devil grins, As seas of ink I spatter. ...

June 05, 2018

What We Can Learn From Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission

It can be difficult to determine, as a writer, how much good one’s words are...

May 2018

May 31, 2018

An Appreciation of ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ by J.D. Vance

A week ago, I ordered Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance, and have been working my...

May 29, 2018

When Life ‘Tastes Like Not Havin’ A Dog’

Does anyone remember the scene in Because of Winn Dixie, where Opal (played by...

May 22, 2018

Why We Love Royal Weddings

First, a confession: I’ve not watched the entire royal wedding. I’ve seen Meghan’s dress, Harry’s...

May 10, 2018

How to Prosper in Life

Psalm 1 is often my go to piece of Scripture. I tend to flip...

May 08, 2018

What Makes A Book Good

Books, books, books are on my mind this week. Here’s why: I read Kind...

May 03, 2018

Beauty in Spite of A Perishing Body

As of about a week ago, I’m no longer “washing that grey right out...

April 2018

April 26, 2018

Bill Cosby and Leaving Judgment To God

Is not the entire nation bummed about Bill Cosby today? Now that I’m in...

April 24, 2018

Jealousy and Strife Amongst Moms

Remember when the Apostle Paul talked to the church in Corinth about jealousy and...

April 19, 2018

In Which I Identify As A Tulip

Before June, I’m hoping some decent weather will hit, but it’s clearly not happening this...

April 17, 2018

Barbara Bush’s Dying Grace

As you’ve probably heard, former First Lady Barbara Bush passed away this week. The Reagan,...

April 12, 2018

My Take On The ‘Reckless Love’ Controversy

One moment, por favor, and I will get to Reckless Love. But first ......

April 05, 2018

A Lot of Hell and A Little Bit of Heaven

When you’re going through Hell, keep going. ~Winston Churchill Did Churchill really say that?...

April 03, 2018

Cutting Off Hands to Combat Sin

It’s too bad complaining is such a pagan thing to do, because I have...