A shining city on a hill is in the gutter

Ronald Reagan spoke of America as a shining city on a hill. Bill Clinton said he still believed in a place called Hope. Donald Trump urged a white supremacist group to "stand by." Remember the date: Sept. 29, 2020. It is the date America was never so pitiful on the world stage. For it was …

I shouldn’t be worried

This post came to me in a message and as a response to my “And I’m worried” blog post from Monday evening. I know the author, and we’ve agreed that no other identifying information will be shared. Except for cutting the opening hello and setting up paragraph breaks, I’ve made no edits to what was …

The first presidential debate

The first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden takes place tonight. I admit this is the first election cycle I remember in which the debates weren't a must-see program in my mind. Yes, I'll be watching, but I confess there's nothing either man can say tonight that will sway my vote. I think …

Incomplete

There is perhaps nothing worse Than looking out over the horizon Seeing a place you can be And not be able to get there