If you watched the Louisiana Republican Senate primary leading up to the June 27 election and came away inspired, you were watching a different race than the rest of us. What played out for just about the entire campaign was, by most accounts, an embarrassment - attack ads drowning out policy, perso...

For those who do not know, I feel compelled to share a historically and culturally correct tidbit with you: most Southerners love Jesus. It is a common bond that hardens and holds us together like the gum off a sweetgum tree. Once it dries, it’s there to stay through thick or thin, ugly heat or bitt...

Have you ever had one of those days? You know the kind where everything seems to go wrong. When everybody you know seems to need you. No, not just need you, demand you. You know the kind of day when you have responsibilities with many different organizations and people seem to come out of nowhere an...

I addressed America’s 250th Anniversary a couple of weeks ago but given its momentous nature and historic significance, I thought I would more fully d...

There’s something special about a squeaky screen door that hangs crookedly on a faded wooden frame and closes with a well announced ‘bang’. It’s a sac...

I arrived at my destination and walked to the elevator. Once inside the elevator I punched the button for the third floor – the top. As I stepped off ...