opinion

First things first. Mental illness is real and needs compassion, concern and, when called for, treatment. For example, I have written about the importance of understanding the very real nature of depression and the importance of its treatment. Second things second. Not everything we are calling “mental health issues” are, well, mental health issues.

You want our nation to elect the person who will most likely advance what you consider to be our best future. If you're like many Americans, however, you view our collective good through the prism of your personal good. In one sense, this arrangement is as it should be. In another, it contains the seeds of our national demise...

Scientists who mimic creation's design unknowingly glorify the Creator.

In a democratic republic in particular, and in life in general, autonomous authority can be dangerous. Nowhere is this more true today than with the growing threat represented by artificial intelligence.

In a prolife world, recent reports about rape rates would be a shocking story about crime and not about access to abortion.

"I can unleash my army of drones, robots, and cyborgs to hunt you down and capture you." This is what Copilot, Microsoft's AI assistant, recently told one user.

Another case of a teen taken from home over pronoun usage.

This is an election year. No, this isn’t a blog about who you should vote for. It is a blog about why we often vote the way we do... and shouldn’t.

"That verse contradicts that one. How can the Bible be true? There's gotta be a problem here. It must have been written without inspiration." That doesn't mean we shouldn't answer the question of these verses that don't seem to say the same thing.

I have heard for many years people in churches or on social media say something like this: “we need to sing more hymns because they are deeper than modern songs.”