The Questions We Stop Asking
Watching The Godfather reminded me that our lives may be shaped less by the answers we defend than by the questions we continue to ask.
Growth begins when we refuse to let curiosity die.
Songs in the Key of Me: The Way It Is
Some songs become memories. Others become companions.
Why Bruce Hornsby’s The Way It Is has stayed with me for nearly forty years—and the question it never stopped asking.
What Will They Say About Us Someday?
A television fact-check sparked an unexpected question: what will our children remember about us someday?
Reflecting on politics, ministry, integrity, and personal change, this post explores the stories we leave behind and the values that outlast power, influence, and public success.
Figuring Out Why We Are Who We Are
The older I get, the more I realize people don’t arrive at their beliefs through logic alone. We are shaped by family, fear, faith, trauma, culture, and the deep human need to belong somewhere.
Maybe understanding those “knots” matters more than winning every argument.
Grace and Grit: A Simple Tagline with Big Meaning
“Grace and grit” isn’t just a tagline for me—it’s a reflection of two values that have shaped my life. In this post, I explore how both grace and grit play out in everyday situations and how these values guide my actions and interactions with others.
Do Many People Still Think Trump Is Good? I’m Afraid So.
How can so many people, especially those who call themselves Christians, continue to defend Donald Trump—not just as a political preference, but as some kind of moral savior?
The Numbers Don’t Lie—But Somebody Did
Raised to believe Republicans were the fiscally responsible party, I was long-grown before I began to question it. And, a recent look at the actual numbers inspired a personal reflection on truth, debt, and political rethinking.
Handing the Keys to Aviva’s Generation
Sometimes the most meaningful questions begin in the most ordinary places. A Facebook ad for laundry detergent prompted me to think about stewardship — not just of money, but of the world we’ll eventually hand over to our grandchildren. This isn’t a post about detergent. It’s about legacy.