Fear of Death When I was 7, I attended the first funeral that I remember. The somber faces, the quiet tears, the dreary rain, all of it startled my young soul into questions surrounded with a bewildered fear. Death itself … Continue reading Choosing Death
The time has finally come. The days are shorter, the leaves are falling, Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and the loyal believers are gathering together every Sunday….. for football! Yeah baby! It’s time for some bone-crushing, adrenalin-pumping action. It’s … Continue reading The Dark Side of the NFL
Skeletons are not attractive. They are, however, popular lawn ornaments right now – just take a stroll through my small town. “Ah yes,” the average homeowner is likely to say, “nothing says ‘fall’ quite like a dead body and a … Continue reading Halloween: The Cultural Onion
As We Remember There were 19 of them and they had a lot in common. All had flight itineraries bound for California. All were young, Muslim men between ages 20 and 33. All were dedicated and religious followers of Allah. … Continue reading Replaying the Story
ISIS: the name conjures up a huge variety of emotions: fear, curiosity, anger, indifference, boredom. It seems as though we’ve heard nothing but news of terrorist attacks for the last year (well, that and the presidential election, but we’ll leave … Continue reading Understanding ISIS
Sitting in a packed stadium, we look up as the lights dim and see the dark oval of the sky far above us. Fluorescent lights illuminate the faces of people from many different countries as a voice comes over the … Continue reading Olympic Peace
Growing up on Dr. Seuss, “The Lorax” always spoke to me. As the story goes, an entrepreneur stumbles upon a beautiful forest. The trees grow fluffy tufts, but he sees something else: money. Soon, he is knitting their tufts into … Continue reading Christians and Environmentalism
Analyzing what the message of the presidential candidates reveals about the state of our nation Thumping music blares. The lights flash red, white, and blue. The standing people raise their cell phones, desperately trying to catch a snapshot of the … Continue reading The Heart of America
NOTE: Due to the nature of this article, some descriptive language has been used. Read at your own discretion. Not New It is very important for us to note at the outset of this study that pornography is not … Continue reading Welcome to the Nude Age
