“We don’t need silver icons standing row upon row in our cathedrals. We need melted saints flowing through the mainstream where life happens in the raw.” I have been in positions of church leadership since the age of twenty-one. And as I face the fiftieth anniversary of my twenty-first birthday next month, I am feeling … Continue reading The Church in the Time of Coronavirus

These are challenging times. Everywhere you turn there is bad news, or so it seems. Frustration breeds despair and despair drives decisions that are often uncertain and reckless. I keep hearing the word, “impossible” thrown around by people from all walks of life. “Recover from this economic collapse? Impossible!” “Save my business? Impossible!” “Return to … Continue reading Get Out of the Boat

Even though the culture has redefined the term beyond my comfort zone when it comes to identification, in my core I remain a man of faith—a Christian. I follow the teachings of Christ to the best of my ability…except when I don’t. Let me see if I can explain. In Dr. Luke’s gospel, he reports … Continue reading Disrupting MY Cycles

Indulge me for a moment. Start with a mainstream media who, with rare exceptions, have a visceral hatred of Donald Trump. Add to that a DNC desperate to find any possible means to derail Trump’s economy and torpedo his presidency. Why? Because they know Joe Biden doesn’t have a chance in hell of beating him … Continue reading The Most Communicable Disease Known To Man

“Government’s first duty is to protect the people…not run their lives.” Ronald Reagan “The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all.” Thomas Jefferson, 1787 ***** … Continue reading Pardon My Reach

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always … Continue reading Philosophizing Disgrace

“The battle against Covid-19 is gradually morphing into a battle over civil liberties. How much privacy are individuals willing to forfeit for a virus that appears to pose little danger to a large percentage of the US population?” Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo, UCLA School of Medicine “…for authoritarian-minded leaders, the coronavirus crisis is offering a … Continue reading The Sequential Eradication of Normal

If you wanted to radicalize an entire segment of society, how would you go about it? I've identified twelve steps: Blame them for economic distress and lower quality of life. Condone attacks on their places of residence. Subvert their artistic, musical and literary expression. Boycott and condone attacks on their places of business. Suppress freedom … Continue reading Twelve Steps to Radicalizing an Entire Segment of Society

So, this is freedom? Seriously? If you can’t speak your mind, it’s not freedom. If your thoughts can’t vary from the narrative, it’s not freedom. If you are afraid to say or do anything that labels you as a conservative for fear of violent, hateful reprisals, it’s not freedom. If you aren't allowed to show … Continue reading So, This is Freedom?

  There were three of us at lunch yesterday. Old friends. A black man from Virginia; a Puerto Rican from the Pacific Northwest; and me…a fellow of Scottish/Jewish descent from the Central Coast of California.   We talked about many things, there in the seaside restaurant (fully complying with the Covid-19 requirements). Race. Politics. Demonstrations. … Continue reading Juneteenth