It’s easy to miss the miracles and blessings. Don’t. I was chatting with a friend earlier today about my recovery from my appendectomy, and they said, “Imagine how bad it would be without modern medicine.” I chuckled painfully and replied, “Without modern medicine I’d be dead. Twice over. Once ten years ago when my gallContinue reading “The Good Times Are Now”
Category Archives: History
Religion Comes in Many Forms
Studies show that church attendance is declining. Most headlines say, “Americans Are Becoming Less Religious,” but that’s not precisely true. Instead, Americans are increasingly redirecting their religious zeal and ardor elsewhere: For some its sports, which is relatively harmless to everyone except themselves. For many others, their religious faith and zeal is redirected to politicalContinue reading “Religion Comes in Many Forms”
Memorial Day
In the course of our nation’s wars, the United States of America has lost 1,354,664 men and women to combat or related causes. This weekend we remember them and honor their sacrifice. Their country asked and they answered, giving all they were and would ever be on this earth. May we ever be the kindContinue reading “Memorial Day”
What Are We Even Doing?!?
Over the last week I’ve become increasingly mystified and bewildered about some of the pants-on-head insanity of the takes I’m seeing about how terrible and awful Ukraine and Zelenskyy are and how upright and blameless the sweet and noble Russian Federation and Putin are in the current conflict. I don’t know what’s going on, butContinue reading “What Are We Even Doing?!?”
Winning Spurs
The Black Prince and an astonishing tale of courage at a young age.
Amplified Being 