Prices rise. People blame capitalism. Politicians promise "solutions." President Donald Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates. My socialist mayor wants to freeze rents. Elizabeth Warren wants politicians to decide what prices are "excessive." So I was surprised to see ...
Pastor Jim Erickson will be retiring on May 31 of this year. He has served as a pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church for 43 years. As a member of Immanuel, his retirement causes me to think about the many things he has done that have benefitted both our church and our community. In our church, the most important thing that Pastor Erickson has done is to continually use the Words of God from the Bible to teach us how we should live as Christians, both individually and as a congregation. His countless sermons and Bible Studies over the years have served as building blocks for each of us in ...
A few years ago, my wife and I had the opportunity to spend some time at Keeneland Race Track in Lexington, Kentucky. We had an absolute blast exploring the horse culture that surrounded that area. We took tours of several ranches in the area to learn about how the horses were raised and ...
Immanuel Lutheran Church Pastor Jim Erickson always had a way of connecting with people and bringing them together. He has celebrated the births and baptisms of countless babies, watched couples exchange wedding vows, and mourned with people who lost a loved one. Erickson is retiring from ...
Up the street in Motown Sunday night the bumbling Detroit Pistons bungled away their first NBA playoff game while down the street Michigan Republicans claim the state Democratic Party was busy doing the same thing at its nominating convention as it took 6 hours for 7,000 plus delegates to pick ...
It's not news that a man in Washington sits atop one of the three branches of government who interprets the Constitution as it suits him, disregards precedent and asserts he knows better than any experts. He has undone key Obama-era initiatives and tolerated glaring conflicts of interest involving his spouse. Of course, I am speaking of Chief Justice John Roberts. Trump has declared the Constitution gives him the "the right to do whatever I want as president." Although the document promises no such thing, Roberts effectively ratified that claim in Trump v. United States. He wrote, ...
