As i grow old, i more often than not try and be more reflective, rather than reactionary. Every morning after reading my news feeds, i go back to my emails and read commentary from places like The Racket. It's especially interesting these days, the current state of chaos and crazy is like a never ending skit from Saturday Night Live.
The problem is, there is virtually nothing funny about any of it.
Both Steve's column last night and yours this morning were insightful, dare i say probing. I liked both; at least until i saw one of the remarks in Steve's where a professor laid blame at the feet of liberal college professors. There's more to his comments and Steve's response, but that was my takeaway.
The vast majority of my life, the common belief was kids were best shaped at home. Not having children, i am no expert. After nearly 50 years of sobriety, i've come to understand my behavior is best defined (and owned) by the person looking back at me in the mirror.
Accountability and responsibility are on each of us. Full stop.
While i truly appreciate you engaging us to see the God side of the equation, i fumble about. I see, read and hear "good Christians" explaining what is happening as it is all logical. Am i wrong?
* 24 hours after Charlie Kirk's assassination i heard a commentator say since he was murdered, another 140-150 people had died by gun. I thought it was BS. I checked, the 2023 stat was 128 dead by gun (more than 50% by suicide, but dead is dead).
* Within the past week i read a column projecting shutting down USAID, over the next ten years as many as 14 million (a lot of children) will die. The good news is they aren't American's eh?
* A couple of days ago an Ice agent in Chicago tried to stop an immigrant (illegal for those of you salivating over it) who tried to run and hit the agent with his car. The agent shot him dead after dropping off his two young children at school.
* This past week i read another story about an detainee that died in Ice custody. Oh well.
I could go on, but what's the point?
Somebody tell me exactly where the love is? I'm missing it.
Sorry for the length David, reflection is a bitch.
The Hardest Commandment. "It's About Love."
As i grow old, i more often than not try and be more reflective, rather than reactionary. Every morning after reading my news feeds, i go back to my emails and read commentary from places like The Racket. It's especially interesting these days, the current state of chaos and crazy is like a never ending skit from Saturday Night Live.
The problem is, there is virtually nothing funny about any of it.
Both Steve's column last night and yours this morning were insightful, dare i say probing. I liked both; at least until i saw one of the remarks in Steve's where a professor laid blame at the feet of liberal college professors. There's more to his comments and Steve's response, but that was my takeaway.
The vast majority of my life, the common belief was kids were best shaped at home. Not having children, i am no expert. After nearly 50 years of sobriety, i've come to understand my behavior is best defined (and owned) by the person looking back at me in the mirror.
Accountability and responsibility are on each of us. Full stop.
While i truly appreciate you engaging us to see the God side of the equation, i fumble about. I see, read and hear "good Christians" explaining what is happening as it is all logical. Am i wrong?
* 24 hours after Charlie Kirk's assassination i heard a commentator say since he was murdered, another 140-150 people had died by gun. I thought it was BS. I checked, the 2023 stat was 128 dead by gun (more than 50% by suicide, but dead is dead).
* Within the past week i read a column projecting shutting down USAID, over the next ten years as many as 14 million (a lot of children) will die. The good news is they aren't American's eh?
* A couple of days ago an Ice agent in Chicago tried to stop an immigrant (illegal for those of you salivating over it) who tried to run and hit the agent with his car. The agent shot him dead after dropping off his two young children at school.
* This past week i read another story about an detainee that died in Ice custody. Oh well.
I could go on, but what's the point?
Somebody tell me exactly where the love is? I'm missing it.
Sorry for the length David, reflection is a bitch.
Excellent piece, David! Right on point!