Category Archives: Respect

What is the Purpose of Prayer?

By | February 10, 2024

[February 10, 2024]  The most basic definition of prayer is “talking to God.” Prayer is not meditation or passive reflection; it is a direct address to God.  It is the communication of the human soul with the Lord who created the soul.  Prayer is the primary way for the believer in Jesus Christ to communicate his emotions and… Read More »

First Steps for Little Feet

By | February 9, 2024

[February 9, 2024]  My wife Nancy alerted me to a book titled “First Steps for Little Feet in Gospel Paths,” initially copyrighted in 1882 by Charles Foster.  Her copy is dated 1913 with a handwritten inscription, “To Tommy from Aunt Jane and Uncle Maurice Easter – 1939.”  Nancy wanted to share one of the short stories. I want… Read More »

Jordan Peterson: Symbol of Truth and Freedom

By | February 4, 2024

[February 4, 2024]  The war of ideas is ON.  Dr. Jordan Peterson, psychologist and bestselling author, just lost the appeal that ordered him to undergo “remedial social media training” because of what he believes.  His “debauchery” was for tweeting his opinions, something Canada’s College of Psychologists of Ontario did not like. “Canada’s constitution guarantees freedom of conscience, religion,… Read More »

Take Back Our Border: Texas Truck Convoy

By | January 28, 2024

[January 28, 2024]  A large truck convoy is headed to the Texas border.  U.S. Rep. Keith Self (R-TX) announced earlier this week that truckers will hold a “demonstration along several border routes to protest the wide open [southern] border.”1 between January 29 and February 3.  As expected, radical leftists are criticizing these truckers for being un-American and un-democratic.… 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 »