Appreciate our blessings; understand our responsibilities
Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” is an important reminder of why America rejected kings.
Author: DJB
Pearl Harbor and the ongoing fight against fascism
Remembering the date that will live in infamy is as important now as it has ever been.
Music to soothe the soul
Guitar pieces of beauty, serenity, and tranquility.
From the bookshelf: November 2025
Five books. Every month. A variety of topics from different genres. Here is the list from November 2025.
Follow the money
God told Kiffin to take the money and run. Kiffin’s emblematic of much that’s wrong in today’s world.
Nativity stories that provoke, encourage, and perhaps even inspire
Talking with Amy-Jill Levine about what foreshadows the familiar nativity stories of Advent.
Observations from . . . November 2025
A summary of the November posts from the MORE TO COME newsletter.
Our Year in Photos — 2025
Photos from another year around the sun full of growth, travel, family, friends, and love.
The Opry at 100
The Grand Ole Opry turns 100 years old this month.
The world unravels always and has to be rewoven every day
When we lose our innocence—or perhaps our ignorance—about America.
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