I Would Love to Give Up the Word “Condolences”

I find myself using the word “Condolences” far more these days. Specifically, “Condolences to your family for your loss.” It seems that far too often I am comforting a family whether in person or online for the loss of a loved one due to cancer, suicide, drug overdoses, COVID, accidental or intentional shooting, murder, vehicle […]

Nursing a Grudge with Trump Supporters

Yes, I have a grudge against anyone who continues to support Donald Trump. It’s not because of his lies, cheating, criminality, corruption and hatred, or his lack of common decency, compassion or love for anyone but himself. We’ve had many Presidents and all of them have had their drawbacks (not really this many), but even […]

If It Were Me…Or You

I will never be President of the United States, but if I was, I would take every opportunity to work toward making our country better.  I would try to make life better for its people, for our lands, and for our institutions…I would strive to make us a more perfect union.  You see, a person’s […]

“We The People” Are at a Crossroads

America is at a crossroads and only Americans can decide which road to take.  Everywhere we look our democracy is under attack…it is a time marked by lies undermining our election process, attacks on our White House, attacks on government, heated rhetoric, racially motivated killings, attacks on women’s rights, religious persecution of non-Christian worshipers, racially […]

We Shall Not Be Moved…

Those words by Mavis Staples still give me chills as they bring back memories of the resilience of those who came before us. It is fitting in this weekend where the country is commemorating the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington. “Organizers intend to remind the nation that the original march wasn’t just about […]