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We do not need to chase every trend or turn Mobile into something it is not. But we do need to act. The world is changing fast, and our city should be ready—with the right tools, the right partnerships, and a commitment to doing what’s right for the people we serve.

Pride is so-called because a man thereby aims higher than he is…for he who wishes to overstep beyond what he is, is proud.

I conclude that Israel and the United States have a right to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power. 

By owning its superpower status, America can forge a future where peace and prosperity prevail, not through endless wars or naive idealism, but through the resolute exercise of its unmatched strength.

Though you have heard that power tends to corrupt, power also demands skill enough to make and break the rules regardless of accusations of corruption. 

Green regulations miss the point of it all – the good of humans themselves.

Over the past few months, Congress has been singularly focused on passing President Trump’s aptly named “One Big Beautiful Bill.”

Influencers and pundits, neocons and isolationists. They all have their role in the social discourse. But my prayers are for the man who threads the needle.

It just may be that merry hearts are exactly the medicine that this poor, sick culture of ours needs.

We return, always, to the sea. Not because we must, but because it reminds us that time flows rather than marches, carrying forward what needs carrying, washing away what needs washing away.

Each ripe fruit represents the humble journey of belief. Of faith. It represents the farmer’s defiant optimism, his long hours of hard work, his months of prayer.

When men are accused of misdeeds, be careful to join the mass jury too quickly. Sit back, watch, listen to both sides, and reflect before coming to an opinion about a person or group.

One of the reasons both generational families and transplants like living in Alabama is because having a quiet, understated life is a blessing and a bonus. When attempts are made to compromise or destroy that life, conflict starts.

Earlier this week, my family and I got on our knees and prayed for a dear friend of mine who is undergoing kidney transplant surgery. We asked God to help our friend and his family through the surgery and through the recovery period to follow. This surgery is serious. Our prayers are serious. My concern for my friend is serious.

When misadventures occur, the collision between high expectations and cold realities can double our disappointment.

Generation X – born between 1965 and 1980 – has become the pillar generation.

Misplaced empathy, in so stalwartly focusing on perceived victims, actually creates more actual victims.

The only way to stop the endless machinations of evil people constantly promoting a culture of murdering our babies is to legally acknowledge what we already know to be true: a person is a person, no matter how small. 

Mix pioneer values into the new Netflix reboot and this Little House series may be even more of a success than the one that gave Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert legendary status.

Property ownership separates free citizens from the oppression of totalitarian regimes – whether socialist, fascist or technocratic. Yet, in the great state of Alabama, we face a direct denial of property rights.

Could it be that, by interacting with people on the other side and treating them as human beings, we help them see that we are human as well?

For children to love reading again, they must be shown and learn how to love life – real, embodied life, as God has given it, with all its difficult delights. 

Apparently, the Alabama governor’s office doesn’t care about us.

As long as there have been wars, there have been spectators watching reflections of their projections onto the mayhem and havoc. 

Keep up on national events without letting the news crush you, look to God rather than government for hope and inspiration, recognize your limitations, and take time to appreciate each day’s gifts: these are some of the antidotes to the toxins of our time.

The Trump administration’s unapologetic support for Israel has set the stage for a historic shift.

It’s OK to be proud of who we are. It’s absolutely right to flex the muscle of America, and doing so is not offensive.