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Where we should and should not go

In John 21:18-19 NIV Jesus says to Peter, 鈥 Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.鈥 V19 Jesus said this to ...

Trump and the democratic heart

Next time you鈥檙e at PNC Park get there a little early and walk north on Federal Street until you come to the bulky Northside U.S. Post Office building. It鈥檚 not far from the ballyard, I promise.Or, if you鈥檙e on the Monongahela River side of town, you just might stroll over to Smithfield ...

What affects your world?

Recently Kobe Bryant, a notable athlete, and his daughter Gianna tragically passed away in a helicopter crash.On Facebook, a friend posted that they were chagrined that a national morning news program highlighted Bryant鈥檚 life as 鈥渢ouching the world鈥.I replied that this person didn鈥檛 ...

What about our coming debt crisis?

Ten to 20 years from now, we will not be talking about impeachment, and believe it or not, we won鈥檛 still be talking about Donald Trump either. We will be talking about our debt crisis. For all the good that came from this era, the Bush, Obama and Trump administrations will all be remembered ...

More than once, readers have written in, or people have stopped me, to complain about their fellow Americans鈥 ignorance of the basic functions of government.Incandescent with anger, they鈥檒l complain that, while their neighbors don鈥檛 know the name of their local member of Congress, they ...

A how-to guide to Faith?

There are so many things in life to try to remember: What time is my appointment, when is that anniversary or birthday, what was that thing I was supposed to do? What was that person鈥檚 name who said hi? Why did I walk into this room?I鈥檓 so glad I don鈥檛 have to figure things out on my own ...