Embattled Christian

If you missed the History Channel Memorial Day broadcast of “George Washington the Warrior,” catch it on DVD or be on the look out for a rebroadcast.

I have long felt that my life is not my own. Generations past worked hard to establish for themselves and their posterity a better world. I like to think that most did the best they could with what they knew. We are all the beneficiaries of those constructive human souls who went before [...]

The cure for winter has settled on Anchorage: nearly 80 degree temperatures, clear blue skies, lush green woods, and the willow scent permeating the air. These are the days that make Alaskans forget about winter and swear this is the best place in the world to live. Paradise.

All we have to do is [...]

I’m dumbfounded. Senator Harry Reid said something that I can wholeheartedly agree with. In regard to the FBI raid on Rep. William Jefferson’s office, which has drawn fire from some in high places.

“When people commit crimes, they should be prosecuted, whether that person is a member of Congress or driving a cab or [...]

As part of her masters degree program in counseling and social work, my daughter-in-law works with elderly, ill, and isolated people living in New York City.
Today she was with me, in Alaska. We attended my church together. She pointed out how incredibly important it is for individuals to have a close [...]

While I still have the right to say it, while the beliefs that I live my life by can still be practiced in the light of day, while the PC police are still restrained from making my life miserable for sounding the alarm, I will join others in pointing out the coming catastrophe [...]

I am thrilled to announce that at last the leaves have popped in Eagle River. The annual explosion of the leaves from their reluctant buds, began Sunday with a barely discernable greenish haze. By this evening it was an unmistakable mist of leafage in birch, willow, aspen and alder.
This long awaited rite of spring [...]

Poised to rock the foundations of the Christian world, the greatly anticipated movie version of “The Da Vinci Code” opens this week. Even more astonishing than the secrets it will expose, is that the secret money-making code words “Da Vinci Code” are ubiquitous.
A year ago, my daughter asked me to buy a [...]

The opportunistic assault on religion because some, in the name of God are violent, bigoted, or just plain annoying is growing. We can never take our religious freedom for granted. This interview of Sam Harris on BeliefNet underscores the elaborate sophistries that will continue to be spun in order to cast people of [...]

Entertainment in all of its forms is now so easily accessible that it hardly takes any effort to be awash in it.
The quality of most of our entertainment is so low that it is not truly worth the price that is pasted on the package, real or virtual. If consumers truly understood how much today’s [...]