Every Teacher You Know

(author unknown) Every teacher you know has thought about it. Every teacher you know has a plan for an active shooter. Every teacher you know has weighed their point of fight or flight. Every teacher you know has walked their room looking for blind spots. Every teacher you know has passed their classroom to see …

Our Young People Need Our Help

(by Fred Santana) Parents, please read! With our youth soon heading off to college, it is critical that we are aware that up to 70% leave the church after high school. I know this number is alarming but it’s important to understand the reasons for it, and the actionable steps needed for prevention. Please evaluate …

Smoke and Lights and Loud Music

(by Mike Ryan) I might take up going to this smoke and lights church for now. It started like this: Walked in and the bass was too much, laser lights in my eyes, fog on the stage. Mildly. Well done though. Music was muddied. Voice was too loud and drums were hurting my ears. Songs …

The Public Has Changed

(author unknown) Decades ago, Police wore ties, shiny boots, and pressed uniforms. Today, they wear bullet proof vests and helmets. Their attire changed because the public changed. Decades ago, Police carried a baton, a revolver, and a pair of handcuffs. Today, they carry a semiautomatic pistol, taser, baton, pepper spray, multiple handcuffs, and some. a …

Why? How? When?

(by Shea L. Watts) Here I sit with tears again, wishing I could put my arms around you and make you see how much you are worth, how much you are loved and missed. Why can't you see the slow suicide you are committing? Why don't you choose to live? I feel hopeless to this …

These Things I Wish for You

(by Lee Pitts) We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse. For my grandchildren, I’d know better. I’d really like for them to know about hand-me-down clothes and home-made ice cream and leftover meatloaf. I really would. My cherished grandson, I hope you learn humility by surviving …

The Introduction of Franklin Armstrong

(author unknown) On July 31, 1968, a young, black man was reading the newspaper when he saw something that he had never seen before. With tears in his eyes, he started running and screaming throughout the house, calling for his mom. He would show his mom, and, she would gasp, seeing something she thought she …