Unfortunately, I have been spending a lot of time on Match.com lately. I cannot give you stats but it SEEMS that a lot women are using the label of  Spiritual But Not Religious. So much so that I have been telling myself, ‘Almost all women are that way so I

I was very intrigued by the trailers that were advertising The Last Jedi last year. It was a radical position for Luke Skywalker say, “The Jedi Order must end!” I started wondering where they were going with this. Then it hit me. The idea of the duality between the Light

Friday, July 13th 2018, on the same day Mr. Trump was being mocked in London, Mike Pence came to Chicago to talk about the new tax law. I had always admired Mr. Pence and thought Mr. Trump choosing him as his Vice-President was a bold move considering how much controversy

I have been been on a David Lynch movie bender lately. David Lynch is the director of such films as Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet and Eraserhead. The guy used to be a carpenter yet his films are so esoteric and metaphorical, yet he seems to be a strange

I had fallen and I could not get up. I had fallen and I did not want to get up. But you ordered me up so I jumped up and grabbed you. I held on tight and I would not let go. (Was it wrestling or holding? I don’t know) 

A little while ago, we had our 3rd annual, Men of Value award dinner where we celebrate one of our interviewees. This year it was Jody Eldred. Jody has been been a cameraman for many years for people like Peter Jennings and other famous newscasters. He is known all around

Back in October I was traveling a lot at a consistent time of day and I went out of my way to listen to Eric “The Mancow” Mueller on our local radio station here in Chicago. I have been a big fan ever since I saw him on a Christian

James Madison, the 4th President of the United States,  was very similar to Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, in many ways. For example, he was a seeker yet had a deep and personal faith. He was also very educated and hated slavery, though unlike Jefferson, he did not free any

Whew! What a year!  I am so thankful for so many things from so many people that helped get us through the tough times. Of course, I thank James Riordan for working hard to get us the weekly current events updates. He did a good job of addressing a lot

I still remember how our Social Studies in high school drilled into our minds how the signers of the Declaration of Independence were risking their lives signing that document. That they were, yet they were not going to allow themselves to be bullied to by any music celebrity, actor, anyone