Tomorrow is Election Day. People are afraid. Fear is circulating like autumn leaves trapped in the outside corner of a brick building. Both candidates, both parties, both nonbelievers and believers are trying to harness the power of fear to manipulate and influence, to persuade and motivate and to coerce and bully. If he is elected, […]

I appreciate a good “If/then” statement. You know, “If x, then y.” I am sure all my math and science peeps have already caught on. There is reliability and dependability in knowing that “if” I do the specified thing, “then” I can count on the outcome being predictable and definite. If I set my alarm […]

I have literally begun to moan out loud when I read her Facebook posts. You know the posts. You know what I am talking about – the posts are self-righteous, filled with prejudice, and vilifying one group or another. What really frustrates me about these posts is that they would claim to be “Christian.” I […]