The Make-Believe Muzzle

The Make-Believe Muzzle

Fake news is all of the rage in America today.  If the Truth be told there are a lot of “fake” things that we believe.  In fact, many of the problems we face today come from believing things that simply are not true. That’s right, my friends.  Dishonesty is ruling the...
The Greatest Commandment

The Greatest Commandment

“Master, which is the great commandment in the law?  Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.  This is the first and great commandment.  And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy...
The Denigration of Motherhood 

The Denigration of Motherhood 

I have never been a woman so some would say that I have no business identifying with one.  That is WITH one… not AS one.  There are a lot of things in the world that I have never BEEN that I relate to. To empathize means “to understand or share the feelings of...
The Power of Apathy

The Power of Apathy

“What do you think is the biggest problem facing America today?”  I asked a recent college graduate. “I don’t know and I don’t care.”  Was the cocky millenial’s response. I suppose he had never heard of the Lutheran Minister Dietrich Bonheoffer who was martyred at a...
Cultural Alzheimer’s

Cultural Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s is the scourge of The Greatest Generation.  My wife and I both lost our mothers to this insidious disease.  As many of you have experienced it is devastating to watch a parent fade away into oblivion as their heart continues to beat. As part of the Baby...