I did not grow up thinking I would be a political person or even a person interested in politics. I remember someone in high school saying “if you’re not a democrat when you’re young, you have no heart, and if you’re not a republican when you’re old, you have no brain.” Which is all rubbish,…
Unity among differences
The day after the election, President Obama told us, “We’re all on one team.” This got me thinking about unity, and if unity is possible when there are such polar opposites in the country and the world at large. Can a people be unified, even through great differences? And if so, what can unite us?…
Setting goals
Remember how this used to be a mental health blog? Well, I’m going to try and work back around towards that today as I address a little bit of the first question I brought up at the end of yesterday’s post, which (more or less) asked what matters to us, what goals do we have, and…
America, America (scripture snapshot)
Let’s talk today about America. America! We believe in the Church that God provided this land for us as a land of safety and liberty. I just visited Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, so forgive me for this topic being fresh on my mind. Let’s not forget that we are a nation of immigrants…
A little bit more
(Read part 1 to this post here) Welcome back! Let’s get right into it. We were talking choices, political decisions, etc. You might say that the corruption is everywhere. There are no good choices. There were no good choices. You decided to vote or act against someone or something instead of for something else. You…