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Find your rest in Christ, not the gifts or abilities that He has given to you.

DEI is racial favoritism that hurts individual achievement and creates division.

It appears that trusting the FDA to regulate vaccines without first addressing its failures in food safety sets a dangerous precedent, leaving us vulnerable not only to toxic chemicals in our food, but also to unexamined risks in our medicine.

Bucking today's smartphone society is harder than one might realize.

Parents can glean a number of insights from Tolkien’s upbringing in the hopes of awakening some of the same hidden genius in their own offspring.

How does off-loading purchases to the previous or following day affect the economy, exactly? I am no economist, but that’s not how it works. But these people are activists, not financial geniuses.

Childhood itself is at stake here. The playing fields of the imagination are being rapidly replaced by digitalized games, social media, and the artifice of screens.   

So, does Alabama need a “Department” of Government Efficiency? We already have one. We just call it Republican leadership.

Maybe renewal begins not with new policies but ancient prayers spoken in one voice. 

The “Great Experiment” continues – may the Liberty Bell always ring out for freedom in America!

The Ukraine war effort, at least as it pertains to the U.S., would’ve had a better chance … if it hadn’t gone woke.

What does our increased use of once-obscene language in our conversations and in the public square say of our culture? Does it elevate our social and civil interactions, or is it one more sign of crudity in our increasingly ragtag civilization?

The innovation districts bill hasn't made its way to the Alabama Legislature yet this year, but we must be ready to head it off if it comes.

Candidate Trump repeatedly said during the 2024 campaign that if elected, he would put an end to the Ukraine war. But he didn’t say how.

Unfortunately, being a victim of a school shooting has become a real fear for many students. Many parents are terrified that one day, their child will be a victim of one of these tragic events.

Unlike the federal workers currently being called to give an account for their labors, mothers can actually give an answer – confidently knowing that their work is vast, broad, and nothing for which others can legitimately belittle them.

Our state needs strong leadership that reflects our values, not political maneuvering that compromises on the well-being of our children.

The Alabama Legislature almost did the right thing in 2023 when they removed the tax on overtime workers – almost. 

When it comes to AI and future technologies, we don’t have to passively accept what the powers-that-be impose upon us. We can and should follow the Amish model of publicly debating their human value.

“Pro-IVF” isn’t the same as “pro-life.” It’s the opposite. 

The Trump administration made very clear that the military will once again be a bastion of common sense, a fortress of fortitude. It starts with ridding the ranks of the notion that wars are won by sensitive efforts to break glass ceilings.

Until the FDA proves it is willing to protect consumers from harmful substances in food, isn’t it hard to trust its ability to ensure that vaccines are both safe and effective? 

It's foolish to overlook the possibility that society’s increasing tendency to diminish the human soul and brush spiritual realities into a corner may be causing Americans to desperately grasp at straws in order to find some self-worth and meaning in life.

I miss glass bottles. I come from a generation of glass. And therein lies a fundamental difference between my generation and the current one.

“Even if they know what is right, do all men always want to do it?”

Clearly, the costs of public education have provided few, if any benefits.

How do we build a future of flourishing rather than decline?