Dr. Dan's Take (or Time for an Exorcism)

by | Oct 23, 2014 | Articles

When I had reported on former mayor and two-time felon Vincent “Buddy” Cianci’s entrance into the Providence mayor’s race, I wondered if Bishop Thomas Tobin would conduct an exorcism on the city’s residents, or Dr. Dan Harrop would order a psychiatric hold on the...

Preliminary Thoughts on the Driscoll Controversy

by | Oct 22, 2014 | Articles

Mark Driscoll Seattle, Washington Megachurch (Mars Hill) Pastor Mark Driscoll has given up his pastorate. Some of the reasons: Driscoll’s resignation came in the wake of accusations of plagiarism, bullying and an oversized ego that alienated some...

Rethinking the Town Hall, Debate, and Public Forum

by | Oct 22, 2014 | Articles

I have attended a number of town halls, focus groups, and political discussions in the last two years. The League of Women Voters invites members of the audience to submit questions. I have attended these forums since 2012, when I started getting active in politics,...

What Rest is Really All About in the Scriptures

by | Oct 21, 2014 | Articles

One of my favorite sermons, or at least a sermon which I had been listening to for a long time, is called "Have a Throne Attitude: Let the Lord Make Your Enemies Your Footstool." Released in February 2008, Pastor Joseph Prince took the following verses as...

Right To Work Coming to a City Near You?

by | Oct 20, 2014 | Articles

The Heritage Foundation conducted an interesting study on right-to-work laws, concluding that individual cities are not precludes from initiating such provisions.  Current Right-To-Work States (including Michigan) Currently, twenty-four states have provisions which...