“It ain’t that great.” In a world ruled by personal opinions – expressed on everything from YouTube to Yelp – it doesn’t take much to order-up the headstone and doom someone/something to early death. Just let a loon with the leverage of social media express their opinion – well-founded, or embittered – in the right […]
Aug 5 2019
No place for loners – without communities
Summer in the communities of America has lost its innocence. Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton are offramps – not destinations – and what happens in those communities and burgs are seldom in national headlines. That was then; this is now. Towns with status that would never gain front-page prominence have, in this era, become notable […]
Jul 29 2019
The countdown clock continues to tick… for our Universe, and us
In our universe, most of our days are spent in tension over things that are happening more quickly than we can update our intel and navigate ourselves – as well as our enterprises or our resources – into a place that is both safe and leveraged (a tension that is almost certainly unattainable: security avoids the risk […]
Jul 22 2019
It’s time to get high… on a mountain!
“LORD, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain? The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart…” (Psalm 15:1-2). It’s Summertime, and during this mid-year departure from your year-round workaday reality, I hope you’re getting some time to be […]
Jul 15 2019
Are you an American? Are you a Christian?
What does it mean to be an “American?” What brings all Americans together, as one? Apparently, that question lacks an enforceable answer today. American schools – from government-backed preschools to exclusive private universities – are too-often graduating students who are derisive of all-things American (except for their freedom to dis their country). Revulsion toward the […]
Jul 8 2019
Let freedom ring…
176 left to go. Before you think I’ve shifted into a hyper-philosophical mindset after a long holiday weekend celebrating freedom, hear me out… The internet has turned us into searchers; our pursuit of life has been shaped by summarizing. Come up with a few search terms, and you’ll have the latest thinking on any narrow […]
Jul 1 2019
A national cheek-swab for 1776andme (and the Declaration of Independence)
Happy Birthday (this Thursday we celebrate our Declaration of Independence)! We’re aging – together – within a unique experiment. Wow; we’re 243. It’s an age when we – nationally – are at risk of some corporate dementia. While we wave flags and attend parades, it’s tempting to forget where we came from. It was 93 […]
Jun 24 2019
Are you COEXIST-ing, in the modern neighborhood?
COEXIST. In the modern neighborhood, there’s no better way to declare one’s trendy tolerance than to put that sticker on your bumper. Toss out your notes from your old days in Sunday School; theology for the 21st Century requires a new primer to operate the culture’s newest upgrade on your spirituality platform… COEXIST is the […]
Jun 17 2019
These guys (and our Father) are anything but optional…
Before the dust settles from yesterday’s emphasis of Father’s Day, let me offer my endorsement of fatherhood – and the men who have stepped-up to the challenge – as essential to the relational integrity of society. From families to churches to communities to nations, men play a critical role in bringing people together in mutually-beneficial […]
Jun 10 2019
The Reality Program we’re forced to watch…
The race has begun; it will end in 512 days… and then start up again. I’ve lived through 16 presidential election cycles, and that experience does not energize me regarding the next 17 months. Cursed with digital devices programmed to deliver “Breaking News” with no legitimacy filter, anything having to do with the two dozen […]
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