Richard “Dick” Brogan was a personal friend, and he was one of my heroes. Dick was a white Mississippi Baptist minister who worked tirelessly to build relationships between whites and blacks during segregation and even up until he passed away last year. Not so long ago, Dick was followed, harassed,...

If we take her words at face value, a demon was tormenting her daughter. Any mother would become desperate. Seeing the miracle worker from the south, whose reputation had spread like wildfire, she ran towards him, flailing her arms and shouting for mercy. The miracle worker desired solitude. He tried...

I teach English, writing and public speaking at the college level. There are three key principles of communication; to inform, to persuade and to entertain. Effective and memorable communicators will incorporate at least one, but preferably all three, of these. Rush Limbaugh, much to my amazement,...

Rick Santorum has taken some direct shots at President Obama regarding his theology and how it informs his policy regarding the tensions between religious freedom and health care. Santorum called the president’s theology “phony” and “not based on the Bible.” During the question and answer...

                    We’re sixteen Republican debates into the election season. By November, we’ll have all whipped ourselves into a vitriolic froth and will have convinced ourselves that the very survival of the planet hinged on the result of the...