Wednesday and Thursday, I received a series of messages from my wife and four friends in the Sidney, Montana area. All said something like “Thought you might find this interesting,” along with a link to the same story in The … Continued
There I was on a cold Tuesday morning, sitting at my computer and drinking coffee before work. I was not looking for conflict or controversy. My first aim with logging on to YouTube was to find tutorials on processing deer … Continued
What if war was illegal? Imagine a world in which aggression itself became immoral. Would you support that? Would such a move make the world a safer place? And could it perhaps even force a condition of world peace? You … Continued
At work in recent weeks, it’s come up a few times that my wife is pregnant again. Naturally, the first question from strangers after congratulations is how many children we already have. I answer six. This will be our seventh … Continued
My back was to the middle-aged couple and three children sitting across the room from our table at Sunny’s Café. I didn’t see what happened. I don’t even remember what we had been talking about just prior. One moment … Continued
Is gossip really a sin? And what’s the big deal about gossip anyway? The topic has been on my mind a lot lately, and I have some thoughts I’d like to share. But first let’s define our terms. What is … Continued
‘Oh, You Homeschool? What About Sports and Socialization?’ When people find out my wife and I have six children, their initial response is almost guaranteed. “Wow! That’s crazy!” When they find out we also homeschool, their eyebrows rise still higher … Continued
Only condemning racism from one race is itself racist. It is racist to only repudiate racism by white people, but to overlook it from other ethnicities. Don’t get me wrong. It’s all well and good to denounce Nazi flags and … Continued
To the United States Senators and Congressmen of Montana and North Dakota, On behalf of my dear friends in Savage, Montana, and elsewhere in Eastern Montana and Western North Dakota, and on behalf of your constituents, I would like … Continued
Today I’d like to talk a little bit about the morality of Disney movies. More specifically, for those who grew up like I did watching Walt Disney’s animated classics, I want to ask you. How have your views on them … Continued