Forgiving the Unforgiveable
I can’t believe it’s been five years since the murder of nine people by a white supremacist as they prayed at the end of a Bible study at Emanuel AME ...
Are People Basically Good or Bad?
I’m pretty much of a news freak. Having worked much of my adult life as a journalist, I still read the local daily newspaper religiously. I read other national newspapers ...
Being “Tough”
I read in the newspaper recently about Richard Schuster, 42, an Air Force veteran who has faced combat, cancer and addiction, and now COVD-19. He’s been through, and has overcome, ...
People Who Do the Hard Stuff
“And now for something completely different,” to quote the old Monty Python’s Flying Circus TV show. I think we need a break from references, and blogs, about the pandemic. So ...
Why Faith is Called a Mystery
Despite 40 years of being a pastor, John Chadwick, 73, a retired Iowa minister, said that in the face of the pandemic, he feels that his faith no longer provides ...
Attitude, the Last of Human Freedoms
I recently mentioned to my wife, Amparo, that the self-quarantine during the pandemic feels like house arrest. Admittedly, it’s not quite that severe, but like many people, we haven’t seen ...