I’m as guilty as the next guy of having a cartoonish view of American History. We all matriculated with the turning of textbook pages: “Let’s see…The American Revolution; Page 2 The War of …

We're approaching a month since the shooting spree at an Idaho fast food restaurant. If you missed the news, the short version is that a coward came onto the property of a busy restaurant armed with …

“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” – James 1:22 Around here a lot of us will tell you we’re Christian without thinking much about it. It’s …

Decision fatigue is a psychological phenomenon that has garnered considerable attention in both academic research and popular discourse, particularly in an age characterized by information overload …

I’ve spent the last several weeks, in my odd hours off, working up the fruits of this year’s labor. I’ve made applesauce and apple butter, wild grape jam and pear butter. I’ll soon have …

My son and I got to experience America’s Last Great Decade (1990s) together; him in his first decade and me in my fourth. I had a cute-as-a-button red and white, standard cab, 4x4 1987 Ford Ranger …

I don't manage a team of investors pulling all nighters chasing the latest tip. I am not running a nonprofit charity house to which I commit 35 hours a week on top of my routine job. I am not solving …

“The one who gives an answer before he listens—this is foolishness and disgrace for him.” – Proverbs 18:13 There’s something I’ve been thinking about lately, and it really doesn’t …

Loneliness is universal, and everyone deals with it at least once in a while. However, loneliness is also something that’s highly personal, and everyone experiences it differently. For example, …

The Summer is sighing and shifting toward Autumn. The signs are everywhere. Katydids are singing in the tall grass. The deep greens in the trees are beginning to fade, soon to be replaced with the …

President Jefferson. Every time his name is mentioned, I’m reminded of two books: the previously mentioned Joseph Ellis’ “Founding Brothers” (which revealed the depths of Secretary of State …

Sitting beside one of the children as they opened their phone, I noticed a full page of pictures of themselves. Granted, many were goofy and lighthearted, while others were simply pictures of various …

The more I’ve learned about county government over the last several months, the more I’ve realized something I probably should’ve understood a long time ago. Leadership starts long before …

Eating disorders are not a trend, a phase or simply about food. They are serious and complex mental health conditions that can quietly take hold of a person’s thoughts, emotions and daily life. …

I can still hear my Momma saying that to me in the mornings, particularly this time of year when the blooming of the Morning Glories would greet us each day. We all knew that their bright faces were …

Dressed in a two-pieced wool suit with perfectly manicured, unpolished nails, the teacher put a right-handed old glove on and opened the door to the round-bellied coal stove in the center of the …

“You just want the Democrat Party to go away, don't you?” “Why, yes. Yes I do.” I've played that little Q&A many times over the years. What that question belies is an ignorance of the long …

Greed is an excessive desire for more wealth, possessions, power, status, food, or control than one needs. Psychologically, greed often reflects more than simple wanting. It may grow from insecurity, …

“Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” Philippians 2:4 One thing I’ve learned over the last year is what can happen when people come …

With every shooting involving both citizens in uniform and those not, the same question inevitably arises from people unfamiliar with the realities of defensive shootings. Across every media …