Deregulated and unregulated industries, industries that are not held accountable to the public and government, are industries that prey on the most vulnerable and desperate among us. This includes the religious industry.
How can we measure how far our nation has fallen? Think about Eleanor Roosevelt as First Lady. Now think about Melania Trump as First Lady. There lies the answer.
2026 is the year that Christian Believers and American Nonbelievers must take a side. The same side if they believe in justice, empathy, goodness, the Constitution, and liberty.
The most gratifying moments in relationships are those that support trust, protect voice and expression, and nurture Understanding.
Sunday mornings are good opportunities to reflect on the people who loved us, the safe places we played, the peaceful feelings that help us weather current worries and disappointments.
In USA history, our history, people have willingly believed absurdities and willingly committed, or at least approved, atrocities. Extremisms in US religion, politics, and in the divisions created by a capitalist society make this cycle difficult to break.
A person's Willingness to believe in Absurdities is the reason that they can be Convinced to commit Atrocities. This is all by Choice. America is primed to commit Atrocities.
Americans can be enlightened and strengthened by the Dunkirk Story of 1940. Heroism is a collective effort. Look for the Helpers. Look for the heroes who are among us and in us.
Telling our personal stories is often about reprisal or vengence or punishment. But what if the villains cannot be touched? Then reshape the story! Make the story about lessons learned and hopes revived. Make the story about the emotional impact and survival and empathy.
Every woman must think of herself as a teacher. Even without a classroom, a woman teaches the young women and girls in her every expression and action.
Those of us who are aging need to remind ourselves that we've endured this bull ride before, in many ways, at varying degrees of pain or loss. Our minds must remain resilient, must be challenged and ever-learning, and we must be able to withstand any suffering with the belief in our purpose.
Jesus entered the Temple to show that the Pharisees are profiteers, weak, corrupt, and untrustworthy. One person is all it takes to show the world that something good cannot be built on a foundation of corruption and criminality.