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What struck me was his strong, silent presence even in the face of chaos and tragedy. Here we were, dealing with the human tragedy and destruction in the aftermath of a hurricane. We were there as clergy to help people. We were moving through the American Red Cross “tent city.” It was set up to…

“Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy; he hath borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is! My gorge rims at it. Here hung those lips that I have kissed I know not how oft. Where be…

Marketing experts expect U.S. companies to spend over 200 BILLION dollars on advertising and marketing this year. While TV advertising is still number one in marketing dollars, online ads are gaining ground, with the mobile ads now appearing on the phone screens of Americans gaining the most ground. And do you know why American companies will…

It seems fashionable, especially among those who seem to preach a utopian ideology, to claim Jesus was a "radical" that would agree with "us." As someone whose lived a long life already, I can tell you I've witnessed radicals all claim Jesus was one of them. I watched as the socialists and the communists claimed…

It seems the backlash against political correctness has become stronger and stronger in our society. There is even a hashtag on Twitter that says #GoWokeGoBroke! Societies are always struggling to enshrine this or that ideology as "the best way" but, inevitably, the societal pendulum swings back the other way! Erick Erikson wrote a book a…

There seems to be a cottage industry that has developed in America surrounding the notion that modern life is lonely. It seems this sense of loneliness flows from the notion that we are to be "self-sufficient" and not "need" anybody to help us. We live in a society of radically autonomous people all insisting that…