“The wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.” James 1:20 The young man pled guilty to his crimes. He admitted doing them. He planned them and he publicized his intention to commit them. He had reasons and desires motivating his series of decisions and actions. When he took step one down the…
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Your execution should hurt a little
It’s bad enough an inmate spends years on death row before the last day arrives. It’s bad enough hanging, firing squads and electric chairs are out of vogue, reserved primarily as alternative forms of execution. It’s bad enough today’s humane method of execution has more in common with canine euthanasia than criminal justice. Now you…
Ain’t I a Woman?
The United States of America has reached a “burn the boats” moment in its national history, the point when leaders make sure no one can sail back to the old country. Common sense and common good resided in our old country. We left it forever when the candidate for Supreme Court justice said during her…
Your fevered dream is here
Her name is LAURYN MARIE. She’s 19, not 17, but she definitely got the map from You-know-who. She’s in college (Belmont University, Nashville, TN) and already a prize winner for her songwriting. For all her absorption of Y-k-w’s best techniques and perspectives, Lauryn Marie sings and writes from her own well of talent which has…
The topic is rape.
The topic is rape. I feel small as I write about it. Not because of my stature but in contrast to the presence of rape everywhere in the world and its proximity in every woman’s daily life. Anna. Barbara. Rachel. Erin. Barb. Amy. Reported and unreported. A single attacker and men in a group. Strangers…
In all your ways, acknowledge _____?
Go it alone. Join a gang. Form a clique. Drift from friend to friend. Does your stream or ocean, road or sidewalk, sewer or tunnel have a destination? Is the view foggy, clear, impenetrable? Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge…