Is the Forward Party the answer to the challenges America faces? — I want to believe in the Forward Party. Like a lot of Americans, I would like to see more political parties. Like many Republicans, I’ve grown frustrated and frankly, afraid of the growing illiberalism in the GOP. …

The second part of an interview with former Sears Canada CEO Mark Cohen. — We continue with the interview with Mark Cohen, the former CEO of Sears Canada about how a hedge fund manager named Eddie Lampert took down two of the most iconic brands in America. …

An Interview with former Sears Canada CEO Mark Cohen on the downfall of the iconic retailer. — If you have been following the Church and Main podcast over the last year or read my articles on Medium and Substack, you know that I have done a lot, both written and in the podcast about the fall of Sears and Kmart. This time around I wanted to…

A church building isn’t the church, the church is its people. And yet… — It is the end of an era. On Thursday evening, I stopped by to grab some items and I took one last look at the old place. This is a picture of what was the sanctuary of First Christian Church of St. Paul. From 1996 until now it was the…

What to do when your church is at a crossroads. — It’s been a busy summer here in Minnesota. First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) which is located in the suburbs of the Twin Cities is moving. We spent the winter and spring looking for a realtor and getting the property ready to be sold. It sold faster than expected and…

Praying and Living the Psalms in wartime — On February 24, 2022, the nation of Ukraine was invaded by Russia. Since then, Ukraine has been under brutal assault by its larger neighbor which wants to erase the nation off the map. Ukraine is a budding democracy, something that threatens an authoritarian Russia run by President Vladimir Putin. In…

The Pro-Life movement must prove they care what happens to women and children after birth. — When I was a teen, I would have considered myself pro-life. I grew up evangelical, and I even went to the National Right to Life Rally back in 1984 hearing President Reagan speak by phone to the crowd gathered. But being pro-life in 1984 was very different than what it…

The end of Roe puts us closer to a coming orgy of political violence. — The overturning of Roe v. Wade has me wishing that Sweet Meteor of Death come quickly and wipe humanity off the face of the earth. I’m upset, not that we are heading towards the Handmaid’s Tale, but that we are heading towards low-level political violence, all against all. I’m upset…

Musings and thoughts on the opening hearing of the January 6 Committee. — All. Old. News. The Republican House Judiciary made that judgment on their Twitter account on Thursday evening during the prime-time public hearing of the January 6 Select Committee. We’ve heard it all before. Nothing to see here. Move along. The GOP House Judiciary wants to paint the hearing as a…