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The Importance of Context
I've been reading through our Constitution recently, a practice I recommend, along with reading the entire Bible on an annual basis. You...
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Clearly I Watched Too Much TV as a Child
Here's how to know when television has been too much a part of your life: You read the headline, "1,000 Troops Who Identify as...
Sobering Thoughts on National Defense
Here are some more valuable thoughts from Hillsdale College's Imprimis magazine: New Thinking Needed on National Defense ....
Government Efficiency
Why are people so upset that some government workers are losing their jobs? Why are we not rather rejoicing that vast areas of waste and...
A Beautiful Obituary
As a genealogist, I've read a lot of obituaries, and written a couple myself. I don't think I've ever published one for someone I wasn't...
Why Don't We Want to Be Happy?
It is easy to be heavy, hard to be light. — G. K. Chesterton Despite being six foot four and nearly 300 pounds himself,...
He Said It So Sweetly and Sincerely
Okay, NOW it's funny. At the time I was not laughing. The doorbell rang. Normally, I'm more cautious and look before opening the...
Federal Judge or Beetlejuice?
This picture showed up on my Facebook page. It's from the Babylon Bee, which I often, though not always, find funny. I wouldn't have...
Go Ahead, Defund NPR and PBS -- They Died Years Ago
I remember the days when we were enthusiastic supporters of National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service. WFLN in...
Et Tu, Ancestry?
Recently I received a notification from Ancestry.com offering me the opportunity to opt out of Mother's Day and/or Father's Day e-mails,...
Hard News Update, Some Good News
Grace's next appointment is May 6. In the meantime, she has started on the new medication, Koselugo , and has been doing really...
Out of Sorrow, Joy
Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! Happy Easter, one and all! The following post is from April 2017. I...
Saint Schrödinger's Day
Reprising my favorite Holy Saturday cartoon. Actually, it's the only Holy Saturday cartoon I know, but it makes me smile every...
Good Friday Thoughts: The Loss of a Child
The following is almost entirely a reiteration of a Holy Week post from 2010. Fifteen years more of life experience has only...
Heroes: Bill Maher
Who is Bill Maher, and why does he deserve a place in my Heroes category? No one who knows the deep extent of my ignorance of pop...
Someone Else Noticed the Eggs
It was eye-opening, when we first visited Switzerland, to discover that they don't refrigerate their eggs. Nor do they get sick from...
Hard News
We walk by faith, not by sight. — II Corinthians 5:7 The "faith" part is still strong, but the " sight...
Grace's Biopsy Results and an Important Meeting with the...
Tomorrow (April 9) is a big meeting with Grace's doctors to discuss how to move forward with her ear situation. The results of her...
But I Say to You, Love Your Enemies
You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies...
A Voice from the Days When Public Discourse Was Civil
The following letter, published in the Orlando Sentinel in April 2015, was written by a friend of ours, a good man with...
Common Sense and Common Culture
The February 2025 issue of Hillsdale College's Imprimis magazine features an excellent article by Roger Kimball, " Restoring...
Envy Is a Deadly Sin
Why We Must Still Pray for Russia
Less than a month after Russia's 2022 invasion of the Ukraine, I posted " Pray for Russia ." Three years later, it's still on my heart,...
Regenerative Farming
I often hesitate to share articles from the Epoch Times , because although many of them are free to read, some people have been put off...
Presidential Qualities
Enthusiasm, fortitude, patience, and joy are good qualities in a president. I wouldn't wish that job on one of my grandchildren any...