When it comes to our coarsening culture, many folks would trot out President Trump’s alleged intemperate remarks about s-hole countries during a recent discussion on immigration as exhibit A. The only trouble with convenient whipping boys is they too often overlook a larger truth. To isolate our president as the example of everything wrong with…
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I still remember where I was when the news came over the PA system about John F. Kennedy’s assassination: in seventh-grade English class. For whatever years I have left on this earth, I will also remember where I was when I learned that legendary evangelist Billy Graham had died: walking into concussion therapy early in…
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The Great British Baking Show has been around since 2010. However, judging by a mid-February article in World magazine, my wife and I are not alone in only recently discovering this delightful series. The story led off the magazine’s “Culture” section in the Feb. 17 issue. It talked about the legion of fans surrounding judges…
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Amid last month’s media frenzy over the latest government shutdown, you may have missed the launching of the newest volley in the burger wars: Burger King’s Double Quarter Pound King Sandwich. Designed to compete with McDonald’s Double Quarter Pounder, the “gut bomb” contains two beef patties with American cheese, sliced onions, pickles and ketchup on…
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The National Retail Federations says Americans will spend more than $18 billion this week on Valentine’s Day candy. Nor will the observances stop just because it’s past Feb. 14. My wife and I generally avoid restaurants the weekend before or after this made-for-merchants holiday. We don’t want to encounter all the SRO lovey-dovey crowds. The…
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Hurricanes, fires, and mudslides are among the destructive forces that have struck the nation in recent months, leaving billions of dollars in damage and rebuilding work in their wake. The question that presents for people of faith is whether they should look to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help them recover. A recent…
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Although the majority of my income now comes from book ghostwriting and editing jobs, I still write articles occasionally. That includes a forthcoming feature for Today’s Christian Living. The story is about Every Home for Christ (EHC), a ministry based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Historically, it has focused its attentions outside this country. So, EHC…
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I finally got to see a neurologist this week, more than a month after my second trip to the nearest emergency room for a check on the continuing problems caused by a pre-Thanksgiving tumble down the stairs. After regularly misplacing work papers, forgetting routine details, and fighting tiredness, I wanted to talk with a doctor…
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Although the historic date (Oct. 31, 2017) marking Martin Luther’s protest of Catholic Church practices that sparked the Reformation has passed, its worldwide influence lives on. One example is the newly-opened Museum of the Bible (just blocks from the U.S. Capitol) maintaining an exhibit on the historic event. Then there is another continuing display at…
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A tsunami of complaints about sexual abuse not only toppled a seemingly-unending tower of powerful men, it led Time magazine to name the collective “silence breakers” their 2017 Person of the Year. Even more figures tumbled after the story released. Many held their collective breath to see who would fall next. However, all this news…
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