False accusations and wrongful convictions, some carrying death sentences, occur in this country more often than most would believe. The Innocence Project indicates that currently there are 329 cases of wrongful conviction that have been exonerated by DNA, including 20 individuals who sat on death row! The reasons for these false convictions ...
Read More »High Horses and Humility
Our president recently attended the National Prayer Breakfast. When speaking to an audience, it is not the best idea to insult and lecture those to whom you are speaking. This, however, is precisely what the president chose to do. “Prayer Breakfast.” What comes to mind when you think about those ...
Read More »The Hero Who Saves The Day
The defender of the poor, bullied, and mistreated are often found on the big screen and in novels. They are always the ones who, by any means necessary, get results. You’ll find them on screens or in books, firing guns, exerting some martial arts move, swinging a knife or wielding ...
Read More »Let’s Be Rational: A Look at the Adolescent Brain
For every parent who’s raising a teen, the occasional shaking of the head in confusion and frustration is understood. What could they be thinking? Why did they make that decision? Didn’t they consider the consequences they would face? But the adolescent brain is especially vulnerable to an inability to think ...
Read More »Justice, Mercy and the Rule of Law – Electing Our Judges
Deuteronomy 16:18,20 18″You shall appoint judges and officers in all your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgement. 20 Justice, and only justice, you shall follow that you may live and inherit the land that ...
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