Author: redwa1106

The Scripture reading for next Sunday is Matthew 6, the verses that include what is often referred to as The Lord's Prayer. If you attend a Christian church, it will invariably be part of the worship. It is a common an element to worship as the cross or the baptismal font. The Gospel reads:“This, then,… Continue reading Forgive Us Our ____________ →

The day he was lynched, Martin Luther King Jr was among the most reviled men in the United States. That is a hard statement to write. I am, however, old enough to remember that April day. I remember the tone of the conversation, the attitude, the emotion of my friends and neighbors in the lily… Continue reading White Martin →

As I drove a song came on the Sirius XM channel that gave me a flashback to another lifetime....................... When I walked into the room I knew something had change. Everyone was there but the mood was far from what I had expected. “What's up?”, I asked. “Jim's dead”, Sue responded with tears in her… Continue reading Hey Tomorrow! →

When arguing on social media (an admittedly futile effort that I undertake solely because I like to debate a position), recently I have taken to asking for evidence from a credible source. “Link to your reputable sources, please. I await your response” is now my standard reply to those who cite nebulous claims about a… Continue reading If You Were Right I Would Agree With You →

I align with the concept of democratic socialism because I have been blessed with its benefits and am old enough to have known people who have suffered in its absence. I grew up in a mining town, but the coal it produced was no longer valued. My father died when I was eight, and my… Continue reading On Being a Democratic Socialist →

"I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can." This quote was what drew me to my study of Hale. For me, it resonated with the thoughts of Eleanor Roosevelt* "Better to light one… Continue reading Edward Everett Hale →

How did I not understand this simple fact much earlier in my life? How could I spend so much of my adult life without a proper appreciation of the Sunday Times? I have always been a reader of a newspaper. My family owned a paper route and, in sixth grade I inherited it from my… Continue reading The Sunday New York Times →

Yesterday the Empire claimed another life when unmanned drones launched their hell fire and wiped out the small party of warriors. Thousands of miles away the Empire's leadership patted each other on their backs and toasted a job well done. Those are not lines from The Empire Strikes back but rather a fictional news account… Continue reading Ask not for whom the bell tolls →

"I call myself a Republican 'cause I am one. I believe in market solutions and I believe in common sense realities and the necessity to defend ourselves against a dangerous world and that's about it. Problem is now I have to be homophobic. I have to count the number of times people go to church.… Continue reading I could be a Republican, but →