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October 2020

October 26, 2020
Lately, I’ve heard the term, “The Radical Left”, used more and more often. Through my...

September 2020

September 02, 2020
Trigger Warning: This article is not meant to be a condemnation of all who claim...

August 2020

August 27, 2020
I’m sick and tired of being guilted by conservative Christians for having empathy and compassion....

March 2020

March 08, 2020
  Born in Simpler Times   March 16, 1967: That’s when I became a U.S....

January 2020

January 06, 2020
It's starting to become clear. The seemingly bewildering nature of the continued support of the...

November 2019

November 18, 2019
American conservative Christians keep screaming about how their beliefs are under attack. In doing so,...

August 2019

August 27, 2019
I've been watching the new Netflix documentary series, The Family, this week. If you are...
August 22, 2019
Have you heard about the brouhaha over "The 1619 Project" from the New York Times?...
August 16, 2019
Well, Christian Trump supporter, I think I finally understand you. That's not particularly comforting but...

July 2019

July 10, 2019
It is amazing what kinds of fireworks people can now obtain for personal use. We've...

May 2019

May 08, 2019
Ten years ago, I was right where I thought I was supposed to be. Everything...

April 2019

April 13, 2019
Andy and I grew up in a small, all white town in Indiana, smack in...

March 2019

March 13, 2019
From time to time, I like to dig back through the Empathy Mining archives and...
March 04, 2019
Most everyone is familiar with the classic Christmas movie, It's a Wonderful Life. In that story, the...

February 2019

February 24, 2019
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they...
February 17, 2019
Look at that guy sitting in the pew over there. Who does he think he’s...

January 2019

January 07, 2019
It was a big week of change in Washington D.C. The newly elected members of...

August 2018

August 01, 2018
At some level, I think everyone can feel it. Likely, many are too afraid to...

July 2018

July 05, 2018
Like a lot of people, lately I've been struggling with finding optimism about my beloved...

June 2018

June 22, 2018
I write this from the cradle of the American Civil War. Just down the road...

May 2018

May 10, 2018
I was unfamiliar with the song and the artist before a friend posted it on...

March 2018

March 30, 2018
Some of the things I write get quite a few comments. Most of the time,...
March 28, 2018
Dear Founders, I'm writing to you from 2018. You might be happy to know that...

February 2018

February 27, 2018
Propaganda is everywhere. Whenever we turn on our televisions we are confronted with propaganda in...
February 09, 2018
James Cameron lived a long and distinguished life. That was very nearly not the case....
February 02, 2018
It’s the beginning of Black History Month. I’m going to try to share some black...

January 2018

January 31, 2018
We are a nation of worker bees. We have been so for a long, long...
January 22, 2018
I am acrimonious right now. I have been in a debate this afternoon with a...
January 10, 2018
The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is upon us and Black History Month is right...
January 10, 2018
Last year at work, we took a survey to find out whether we had ingrained racial...
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