“Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication, endeavors to influence, intimidate, or impede any grand or petit juror, or officer in or of any court of the United States, or officer who may be serving at any examination or other proceeding before any…

September 17th, 1787. This, many argue, is the day that the United States of America began in earnest. This painting, created a century-and-a-half after the year in question, portrays this day in dramatic fashion. The original text of the Constitution was signed and ratified after months of debate, compromise, and…

“Now, Sword of Truth, fly swift and sure, that evil die and good endure!” This is the blessing the good faerie Flora bestows on an enchanted sword gifted to Prince Philip, along with the Shield of Virtue. The evil in question is the dreaded Maleficent, a power that has long…

I have 20 years worth of memories with my Papa. I do not recall the details of the day this picture was taken, but I do not need to. I know that it was full of a deep affection and too much ice cream, early morning cartoons, Eggo waffles and…

When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains. …

The past two years have been full. They have been full of tremendous good and unexpected blows. It would be an easy thing to make a collage of headlines and fearful discourse and end up with a miserable piece of flimsy, tragic art. That’s easy — it takes no imagination…

I have done my best (not well, all the time) to remove the stream of news and nonsense that has been ebbing and flowing this past half a year. There’s no benefit for your mind, your body, or soul to wade into a pool of fear-mongering and resentment (even potentially…

I have been spending the past few days thinking heavily on the massive, heart-wrenching crisis in Afghanistan. I am no expert in foreign policy or military matters, and I won’t pretend to fully understand or even communicate issues of foreign wars and decades-long alliance with a country fighting against darkness…

There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him… This week, a great deal of drama was stirred up by a clique of Democrat members of Texas’ House of Representatives. Several members up and ran away, taking a private plane to Washington D.C., in an attempt…