The Spiritual Nature of the Democrat Party Platform

September 12, 2020   |  

It is very difficult, these days, to even talk about politics and political policy because most people hold such strong feelings one way or the other that different opinions seem to quickly become fights. The difficulty, though, is not so much expressed in policy. If it were, then discussing, and…
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Cancel Culture in the U.S. Military

September 10, 2020   |  

Cancel culture is all the rage these days. Cancel culture refers to the practice of withdrawing support for (canceling) public figures and companies that have been deemed to have done or said something considered objectionable or offensive. This is probably seen more prominently as a form of group shaming on…
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Sharing Your Faith Based on the News

September 7, 2020   |  

Beginning a conversation that leads to a witness opportunity can be a very awkward proposition for a lot of people. It is awkward because religion is a subject that does not fit naturally within most people’s everyday conversations where there is no context for discussing faith matters. People generally have…
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The Ultimate Disavowal

September 3, 2020   |  

What do these various politicians, actors, business people and otherwise famous people all have in common? Nancy Pelosi
Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Ted Turner
Jane Fonda
Kathleen Turner
Former Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun
Ann Landers
Abigail Van Buren (Dear Abby)
Phil Donahue
Katharine Hepburn
John…
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Whatever Happened to B.F. Skinner and Operant Behaviorism? – Tal Davis

August 24, 2020   |  

When I was in college, back in the ancient days of the early 1970s, I majored in psychology. Why did I pick that particular field? No good reason I guess, except that I thought it would be a good preparatory for going to theological seminary. In any case, I spent…
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Dangerous Beliefs

August 6, 2020   |  

As you are probably well aware, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, almost everything was closed down. Not least among the closures were virtually all schools. But while the students were not able to physically go to their classrooms at the school building, most schools still continued to operate – just…
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