Making America Great
The inauguration has come and gone. President Trump has officially set out to “Make America Great Again!” Of course, a statement like that begs certain questions: How does one define “great?” And what does President Trump mean by again? As presidents do, President Trump made numerous promises during his inaugural address. “The crime and gangs…
Tragedy and Deliverance
We were supposed to be in Gatlinburg. But then the fires came, and 14,000 people in the area were evacuated. Which is odd, really. Gatlinburg doesn’t get a lot of wildfires. It sits in the middle of a temperate rain forest. The humidity in the area makes it difficult for even controlled burns to take place. But this was…
Giving Thanks
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be blind? Or deaf? My friend Ernie Jones became blind more than 20 years ago owing to retina degeneration. He writes a weekly column for a newspaper in Walla Walla, Washington. I wanted to share one of his recent columns with you: While you go…
Veteran’s Day—You Can’t Judge a Book By its Cover
I learned long ago that behind many people is an extraordinary story. I spoke with an employee in a furniture store years ago in North Carolina, an unremarkable-looking guy with a “Why howdy, Sir,” demeanor and a hayseed accent. As we spoke he referred to his time in the service. “Thank you for your service,” I…
Election 2016
Two days after the greatest upset in American political history, President-elect Harry S. Truman was handed a copy of the Chicago Tribune. The bold headline on the front page read: “Dewey Defeats Truman.” The photo of President Truman posing with the newspaper has become one of the most famous political photographs ever taken. The headline—printed several…
#ReformationDay
In the United States, October 31 means essentially one thing. It’s Halloween. People dress up in costumes, children go trick or treating and the fake cobwebs, carved pumpkins and plastic backyard tombstones will soon be put away until next year. Halloween might just be the devil’s favorite day of the year as death, demons, zombies and witches…
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