Category Archives: Writing

The green spring grass of the hills was stained crimson.  A mourning dove flew silently over the flowering fruit trees in the orchard that were splintered and reduced to stumps. Bodies lay among the fallen apple blossoms.  The guns of … Continue reading →

Last Thursday night, I had the honor of speaking at Arkansas State University – Mountain Home as part of the Jim and Jill Gaston Lecture Series. The mission of the series is to: Challenge individuals to think reason and learn. … Continue reading →

ParrotDad passed away this evening.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to ParrotMom and her family. God be with you.

It has been a week of change. I watched as my sister buried her beloved husband. Now I’m about to watch several talented long-time co-workers walk through the door. I’m heading to Arkansas for speaking event. And I’ll be co-hosting … Continue reading →

I threw dirt on a man who didn’t deserve it. You probably don’t know him. As far as I know, he had no real plans to conquer the world.  No, he was quite happy living his life quietly inside the … Continue reading →

Trapped in the thorns and brambles, the 12-year-old Boy Scout tried to breathe away his pain and his fear. A bright, warm sun was shining brightly through the swaying canopy of the oaks and beech trees. It was a peaceful … Continue reading →

Sports is more than the final score to me. It’s a microcosm of humanity (with more precise rules.) You can, as ABC’s Wide World of Sports used to say, see the “thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.”  I … Continue reading →

If you haven’t read Rick Cleveland’s take on the NFL’s punishment of the New Orleans Saints for the Bounty scandal, do.  The NFL took out fire ants with napalm. But the bomb has been dropped. The damage has been done. … Continue reading →