The local Confederate monument here in Cleveland, Tennessee continues to inspire demonstrations and interest both within the local community and across the nation. Today, the City Council heard statements from the community. I spoke to …
**This is an abridged version of the full 16,000+ word monument account which can be found here.** [arve url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6ZCCYdIG2M&feature=youtu.be” /] In 1812, my great-great-great-grandfather moved with his twenty slaves to east Tennessee. My middle name, …
“A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.” -Proverbs 18:2- “We are the hollow men We are the stuffed men Leaning together Headpiece filled with straw. Alas! Our dried …
My soul doth magnify the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded : the lowliness of his handmaiden: For behold, from henceforth : all generations shall call me …
When I was in Junior High School, I had a history teacher tell me during a class lecture on the Civil War era, that black slaves were “cared for and treated as family.” I …
Another four years have passed and here we are once again, most of us dreading being forced to vote for the “lesser evil.” If you already know your choice and are happy about it, keep …
If the Presidency of Donald J. Trump has one overarching theme thus far, it would have to be the attempt to undo everything the Obama administration accomplished. In fact, the Trump presidency “brand” could simply …
*The Polls are at the end of this article.* On December 19th, my birthday, Christianity Today, one of the flagship evangelical magazines, published an editorial “Trump Should Be Removed from Office” by Mark Galli, CT’s editor …
I’m a terrible blogger. As near as I can tell, one of the keys to blogging is having an opinion on every hot-button issue and making it known. I certainly have an opinion when it …
Last week’s article contained a poll that asked, “Is America Hostile to the Christian Faith?” The results have been interesting so far. But more interesting has been the conversations generated. There is one particular conversation …