I am stuffed. I have eaten enormous amounts of delicious holiday foods for the last 2 months, and I am stuffed to the brim. I know, gentle readers, that I should have exercised more self-control and taken only moderate samplings of the tasty offerings, but I didn’t. I indulged. I enjoyed. I relished...

It is always helpful to look back over the previous year, both as a sense of accomplishment and as an indication of how the new year may go.2025 was quite a year in many respects, much of it positive.The U.S. economy is growing solidly, energy costs are dramatically lower than a year ago, employment...

My late father-in-law, Reverend Everette Mayo-aka: ‘Brother Shorty’, was a man of integrity and great faith. He often expressed his views on life with plain talk that resonated with the congregation and everyday people. He loved people and He loved God, and his memorable musings are alive and well o...

We are likely in the crush of the Christmas season. Perhaps things are just as, if not more, busy and hectic than they’ve been all year. We feel press...

In my 56 years on this earth, I’ve had some incredible experiences. My definition of an incredible experience is being part of an event that so profou...

We may recall Al Gore, in his documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, focused on climate change. The film included a moving clip of a ‘sad, animated polar...