Let us mourn the passing of regional discount department store chains. — There’s a picture of my Dad from the mid-1970s where he is standing at the counter of a store. I don’t know who took it, but since it was a Polaroid and those were the going camera at the time, my guess it was a store clerk. …

Why the Benediction Matters. — Being the pastor of a small congregation, I’ve been tasked with putting together the Sunday bulletin. I will look at various websites that have liturgies available for use and I usually can find the call to worship, the invocation, and the confession. …

White Evangelicals May Not Be the Real Story. — White evangelical. Ever since Donald Trump’s surprise win in 2016, I’ve heard that phrase over and overused by journalists, academics, pastors, writers, and others. It has been used to describe who was most responsible for putting Trump in the White House and it’s launched many a career as folk seek…

Why George Santos’ Lies Matter. —

A Pastor Looks at the death of Tyre Nichols, the Police and how people of faith should respond. — Tyre Nichols cried for his mother as he was being beaten by Memphis police a few hundred yards from home. How do followers of Jesus respond? We respond by remembering that Jesus calls us bearers of his light in the world. Note: The correct name of the pastor is Bob…

It seems pointless to Hope the GOP can change from its current trajectory. But what other choice is there? — In the aftermath of the 2012 election where Barak Obama was reelected over Mitt Romney, leaders within the GOP came up with a document to explain why the party lost and what it needed to do going forward. The Autopsy was a thorough understanding of the situation, urging the party…

A Post-Trump Republican Party Needs People Who Care About the Party to lead it after the horror of Donald Trump. — I’ve always been a bit of a squish when it comes to being on the center right. …

The Pretense of Race Liberalism is Fading Away. That’s a Bad Thing. — I don’t know when it happened, but over the last few years, I stopped communicating what I thought about race. Being African American, race has always been something I’ve have to contend with in my own life. It wasn’t some kind of burden, but since an early age,I’ve always been…

It’s the loss of hope that can kill a democracy. — I’m not looking forward to election night. I think a number of candidates that are not ready for primetime, who built their campaigns on division and lies will win Tuesday. I think the upcoming Congress will be an endless of stream of crap and not focused on, you know governing. …