With Thanksgiving just around the corner I can’t help but think about what I am most thankful for. The obvious answer is life itself. I am thankful I have reached the age of 72. I am blessed, simply because Awtrys don’t live that long! Brought into a family of four, my mom and dad and ...
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is a euphemism for a rigid racialist theology. It deductively postulates that a large percentage of the population is oppressed by racism and sexism, mostly by white males. DEI makes no allowance for the class or wealth of the alleged victims or their ...
II Timothy 3: 16 “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” It is somewhat disturbing to hear Christians quote scripture that is not in the Bible. Cleanliness is not next to Godliness and ...
The United States is not united at all. We live in two countries, divided by politics, wealth, health and education. Almost two centuries ago, British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli wrote: "Two nations... who are as ignorant of each other's habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were ...
When President Donald Trump publicly chastised Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene -- a lawmaker who has been one of his fiercest and most loyal defenders -- it raised eyebrows across the political world. Greene is no fringe admirer. She has been an unwavering ally, a constant amplifier of Trump's ...
I’ve been thinking about working on becoming more at peace in my mind. And yes, thinking about working at peace is different from actually doing it. But here we are. Still, the older I get, the more I understand the patterns that live in my head and where they came from. I’d long thought a ...