opinion – Pilgrim in Progress

our right to vote came at a steep price #GreatestGeneration

Regardless - of who you are, where you come from, your age, what color your skin is, and what floats your political boat - you matter. And your voice matters too

America has spoken: “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up…”

If either of them falls down,
one can help the other up. - Ecclesiastes 4:10

the greatest threat to democracy in America today is doubt

“‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.” Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” – Mark 9:23-24 If doubt wins, America loses. This blog is – primarily – a day by day journal of my life, viewed through the lens of my faith in God and…

Derek’s handy voting guide

For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones. Proverbs 2:6-8 Attention, friends, for a very important message! I was going to wait and write this…

Notes from the start of school

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” Mark Twain This morning, as complex and potentially fraught as yesterday’s post, I want to talk about the beginning of this 2020-2021 school year. There are no…

Some musings around the deception that ties our conscience concerning abortion to partisan politics

Disclaimer: I do not want to tell you how you vote (I myself have a non-partisan, mixed voting record), but I do want to influence how you approach thinking about important issues. This weekend I heard an interview where an “on the fence” voter listed a dozen reasons he was at first inclined to vote…