Today’s Thursday Thoughts will be brief. I’m in listening mode…listening, reading, watching and waiting. I’m reading a book about political public relations. (Sounds boring, but it’s fascinating.) Political PR is just aRead More…

I love to dance in the kitchen, but I don’t do it nearly enough. I get weighed down and forget to dance. But should one exclude the other? Maybe when my spiritRead More…

I think the vast majority of Americans roll their eyes when things get too woke. California politicians have essentially attempted to cancel 22 states because they won’t mimic California on issues likeRead More…

Don’t you sometimes wish you had a magic button to push on your phone to make bad things go away? Terrible news, a hurtful comment, a dreaded decision. There’s a lot ofRead More…

I have a follow-up to last week’s post on abortion. A dear friend sent me info (below) after he read the post. (Thank you, John.) He pointed out that the rabbi IRead More…

If I’m supposed to be so happy, why am I so sad? That’s the question I keep asking myself since the Roe v. Wade reversal. I’m pro-birth. I disagree with Rabbi DanielRead More…

Years ago, in a team-building exercise, our work team was asked to decorate a paper pumpkin according to the way we viewed ourselves. (It was around Halloween, to double as office décor.Read More…

Some things just aren’t that complicated. Take the definition of sedition, for example. “Incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.” Simple. Straightforward. (Straightforward means direct, clear, and honest.) Yet the complexitiesRead More…

I, like every other grandparent in the universe, think my grandkids are extraordinary. Way ahead of a lot of adults. For example, their schooling has been in mixed-race districts. Racial division isn’tRead More…

“If you want to grow in love, the way to do it is not likely going to be by attending more Bible studies or prayer meetings; it will happen by getting closeRead More…