“The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.” – Proverbs 18:17 I listened to my friend recounting the failures of someone he didn’t know was also my friend. I wanted to hold up my hand, to interject that his account of the...
Every so often, atrocities rise to the level of global attention in a way that triggers and disturbs our conscience, and evokes a collective outcry of “No! This isn’t right! This needs to stop.” These instances are rare, not in the sense that the atrocities are rare...
The battlecry of "equity" serves as a summons to action, or at least outrage, wherever a person feels an injustice, or a passing over. Unfortunately, words like “equity” or “individualism” often become obscured by their usage within political tapestries. Political...
David and Goliath. Field of Dreams. Star Wars. Rocky. The Sandlot. The local mom and pop store. Underdog stories never get old. We can't help loving them. They also contain a distinctively American flavor, probably because this country only exists because the underdog...
“Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight.” – Proverbs 26:2 We are one sentence, perhaps even one word away from being canceled. It’s not a matter of political alignment or position. It’s not a matter of...
“Unequal weights and unequal measures are both alike an abomination to the Lord.” - Proverbs 20:10 What if you had the ability to make the world a little more fair? What if you could apply a little pressure to help the good guys (you and me) come out on top a little...
I have a journalist friend, Spencer, who has built a reputation as an interviewer of noteworthy persons. He has a way of putting people at their ease. He invites them in at their own pace. He draws people out, often without their knowing it, asking probing, meaningful...