Every holiday table has one.  It may be composed of large bright blossoms artfully arranged in a golden vase.  It may be a woodsy display of fall foliage.  It may be a single elegant candelabra.  But whatever its particular color…

Most of us have seen the bumper stickers that say, “If you can read this, thank a teacher.” And while teachers may be responsible for helping generations of children acquire the technical ability to read, that technical ability presumes that…

 The noise today is deafening.  Every politician is clamoring for our attention with radio, television and print commercials and news reports.  The entertainment industry offers a never-ending supply of music, talk, drama and comedy.  The fingers of the electronic information…

In this election cycle, many of our churches have opted to remain silent, not wanting to insert “God” into a political debate.

That is tragic, since at its most basic level, this nation is engaged in a struggle over its very…

Halloween came early this year.  The U.S. House and Senate played a trick on the American taxpayer to treat Wall Street and their favorite pet projects in a bailout bill that many observers say will cost the taxpayers over $800…

Jack was renovating his bathroom.  As he was working on the plumbing, his neighbor Sam stopped by.  Sam was a very helpful fellow, and offered to assist Jack with the plumbing repairs.  Jack was a bit skeptical about Sam’s plumbing…

One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, but expecting the result to be different.

One might apply that definition to this year’s elections.

Every candidate at every level is running on a platform that somehow involves making…

The political phenomenon known as Sarah Palin is rocketing across the American landscape.  Her opponents are relentlessly working to stop her.   Their usual tactics of intimidation and innuendo are proving ineffective this time and they don’t understand why.The American people…

This past weekend there was a political rally for a conservative candidate.  As with all such rallies, both liberals and conservatives were present.

One of the conservative groups decided to bring tents, tables, chairs, and coolers to hand out cold bottles…

The Democratic Party Platform was written and adopted by the delegates to the party’s national convention.  The party puts forth its platform so voters can learn what the organization, and its candidates, believe.  The platform is the Democrats’ direction book — telling…