Sovereign Citizens: a Class of Their Own

By | January 22, 2024

[January 22, 2024]  I heard about sovereign citizens while watching crime videos.  They often show up in popular traffic stop videos because they claim they are exempt from state or federal law.  Of course, that makes for an entertaining video, as they are often dragged out of their vehicle and arrested. According to the FBI, sovereign citizens are… Read More »

Letters to My Granddaughter, No. 50

By | January 21, 2024

[January 21, 2024]  Standing there with my brother Philip, we were mesmerized by the lights, the music, the crowd, and the energy of the Morehouse Parish Cotton Festival – near Bastrop, Louisiana.  Like a county fair anywhere else, the cotton festival brought out everyone from miles around for curiosity, amazement, and almost professional entertainment.  I was amazed.  I’d… Read More »

Is Russia about to Implode?

By | January 19, 2024

[January 19, 2024]  Unclassified information from many sources inside and near the Russian Federation has increased concern in the West about Russia’s imminent collapse.  But is it true that it is about to implode?  While the collapse or implosion of any state is difficult to predict with reasonable accuracy, there are indications we can look at to help… Read More »

Silence of the Jews

By | January 18, 2024

[January 18, 2024]  This is a difficult article to write.  Why?  Well-known Jews in America – some that I know personally – have failed to comment on Hamas’s October 7th massacre of innocent Jews.  These are smart, honorable, outspoken Jews who have never held their tongue on controversial social issues.  But now, the silence of these Jews is… Read More »

Dave Ramsey: 5 Rules

By | January 17, 2024

[January 17, 2024]  If you are interested in financial independence, getting out of debt, or want to live life a little easier and not paycheck to paycheck, you might have heard of Dave Ramsey.  He is the guru of financial advice.  And what I like about him is he is blunt.  He tells you the truth and doesn’t… Read More »

Blessed Is “The Peacemaker”

By | January 16, 2024

[January 16, 2024]  Today, more than ever, peace and unity are so important because we have an enemy who targets our families and relationships and brings division.  Adversity comes. Disagreements happen.  We have to do whatever we can to stand together.  One of the most powerful ways you can strengthen your relationships is by being a peacemaker. “And… Read More »

100 Days at War: Israel vs Hamas

By | January 15, 2024

[January 15, 2024]  TBN Israel’s Yair Pinto reports from the battlefield on the Israel-Gaza War while on duty with the IDF.  In his video from five days ago (link here), Pinto outlines Israel’s war objectives.  He says that his country aims to “dismantle Hamas.”  This war is more than Israel vs Hamas; it is Israel vs the uncivilized… Read More »

Photography and Beauty

By | January 14, 2024

[January 14, 2024]  Look to where beautiful things are and where life’s outcomes are lovely.  The Epoch Times covered the winner of the International Wedding Photographer of the Year (link here).  Annually, prizes are handed out for the best photographs in several categories.  This year, the prize went to Tara Lilly of Whistler, Canada, for a superbly well-timed… Read More »