“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.”

–Willie Nelson, singer and, apparently, philosopher!

Just two days to Thanksgiving, so it’s time for the easiest post I write each year: What I’m thankful for. If you’ve been reading me for years, you’ll see some repeats. Honestly, some of these things I don’t think about often, but others I thank God for every day. Okay, here we go:

• U.S. citizenship. All of us won that lottery!

• Democracy. It survived … […]

“The vote is precious. It is almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have in a democracy.”

–the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis

We all survived Election Day. Hurray!

A few thoughts regarding the election. Please DON’T stop reading–I’m saying nothing about the individual candidates’ personalities or policies. There’s plenty of that in your news medium of choice.

First, a personal reflection. I voted on Election Day, in the rain, at a local elementary school. I dreaded the walk to the […]

“What really matters is how God sees me. He isn’t concerned with labels; (but) He is concerned about the state of man’s soul.”

–the Rev. Billy Graham

By the time you get my next post in two weeks, the election will be over. Many of you have voted already. I prefer to handle it like I did my high school term papers: wait until the final day!

You will have endured the ordeal of an election cycle and the onslaught of political ads. […]

“I believe our society has a responsibility to defend the vulnerable and the weak. And I believe our nation should set a goal that unborn children should be welcomed in life and protected in law.”

–President George W. Bush

This post is as close to the political arena as I dare get. I’m writing again about abortion, with some thoughts previously expressed, and some new and predicated on what we’re hearing in this election year.

Somehow, issues that are moral or spiritual have […]