AS I SEE IT — Sideways energy: Navigating life in an ‘I’m offended’ society

By DAN HALL          I wrote on this topic five years ago. Unfortunately, the national conversation has not only seemed to deteriorate, but I fear the “I’m offended” mantra has entered the...

AS I SEE IT — A boomer relearns love

By DAN HALL        Songs from my generation don’t always have the best advice on or view of love. A few samples:   “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” – The Lettermen, quoting...

AS I SEE IT — 3 steps to keeping the jolly in Christmas

By DAN HALL          Black Friday has come and gone.  Christmas season is in full swing. All the sights, sounds, lights, demands, parties, plans, schedules, shopping, wrapping,...

AS I SEE IT — Abortion, an old quadriplegic, and a ’70s hit

By Dan Hall          It’s summer 1962, Scottsdale, Arizona. Sherri Chessen, a 30-year-old married mother of four, learned that a medication she had taken for morning sickness had been...

AS I SEE IT — On suicide

By DAN HALL        From the time I was about 13 until I was nearly 40, suicide was an incessant thought in my mind. I thought about it daily and often throughout the day. Every. Single. Day....

AS I SEE IT — When mothers have to be fathers

By DAN HALL   For your Maker is your husband —     the Lord Almighty is his name — the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of all the earth. – Isaiah 54:5, NIV   “For...

AS I SEE IT — Christ’s resurrection and raising children (and grandchildren!)

By DAN HALL   “And if the Spirit of Him Who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He Who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of His Spirit Who...

AS I SEE IT — Marital fights, the Eagles, and  turning conflict into character

By DAN HALL          My Spotify account has one playlist simply entitled “Rock.” The list includes most of my favorites between about 1968 to 1985. It encompasses an overlap from my older...

AS I SEE IT — Honoring Joseph and effective stepfathers

By DAN HALL Honoring Joseph and effective stepfathers        “Because Joseph, her husband, was faithful to the law and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to...

AS I SEE IT — How to navigate tragedy with grace

By DAN HALL          Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can...

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    JONESTOWN — Linda McGrew thought she had grown up poor — and she had. But then she visited some homes in Quitman County.   “I (was) inspecting the units that we were to rehab (at a nonprofit). You could look through the ceiling and see outdoors. You...

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