The American Dream

Martin Luther King, Jr., with Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson. (Yoichi R. Okamoto via Wikimedia Commons)

April 30, 2016February 21, 2017

Need in the News, Vol. V, Issue 4

At the end of every month, I summarize local, national and international “stories of need” from news sites, blogs, press releases and editorials. The following are some of April’s most

The Eternal Light Peace Memorial in Gettysburg, Pa., was dedicated on July 3, 1938. (Wikimedia Commons)

July 3, 2012December 27, 2020

Tradition & the Fourth

Last weekend, I joined half a dozen others at a friend’s church for a Sunday School discussion about tradition. The hour ended before our discussion really got going, but I continue to

Trees goes up in flames at the High Park Wildfire west of Fort Collins, Colo., on Thursday, June 17, 2012. The fire started June 9 from a lightning strike and has consumed tens of thousands of acres of forest and grassland, destroyed homes, and mobilized more than 1,700 personnel from the U.S. Forest Service, state and local resources. (U.S. Department of Agriculture via Flickr and Wikimedia Commons)

June 30, 2012February 21, 2017

Need in the News, Vol. I, Issue 6

An overview of “stories of need” with links to news articles, editorials, press releases and blog posts from around the nation and the world: Front-Page Worthy UNITED STATES: On June