Protest songs mark when legality fails and conscience demands change
From Springsteen to Lamar, protest songs expose when legality shields injustice and force moral reckonings politics tries to delay.
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See recent postsAn old shepherd’s battle for children, conscience and mercy
I witnessed and experienced the glory and the power of the Lord as it melted hearts and changed minds with truth and grace.
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See recent postsA New Year call: Character is destiny
As we begin a new year, we must recommit to truth, justice, restraint, and responsibility—because our democracy depends on civic virtue.
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See recent postsWhat would Jesus think of our politics and our treatment of neighbors?
A Christmas reflection asking whether faith, mercy and love of neighbor still guide our public life today in American politics.
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See recent postsThe American Dream didn’t fail us—our politics did
How opportunity was eroded, faith fractured, and why restoring the Dream requires honest governance instead of political theater again now.
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See recent postsThanksgiving and the unfinished American promise
Thanksgiving asks Americans to do more than give thanks. It asks us to tell the truth.
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See recent postsWhen faith becomes a vessel for power
Across centuries, political leaders have cloaked ambition in divine purpose, turning religion’s sacred symbols into instruments of dominance.
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See recent postsWhen did we repeal the First Amendment?
We must not let a horrifying act of political violence serve as the pretense for undermining our freedom of speech.
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See recent postsFrom Athens to Alabama: Will silence end our grand democratic experiment?
Over 2,500 years after Athens, America risks repeating history—while Alabama’s leaders stay silent in the face of rising threats.
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See recent postsThe union election revealed which side Alabama’s politicians are on
In a healthy democracy, would workers striving to improve their lives be met only by politicians’ scorn?