by design | Feb 13, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
The word racism is like ketchup. It can be put on practically anything – and demanding evidence makes you a racist. Thomas Sowell By Dr. Jim Ferguson Did you watch it? I didn’t. I refuse to waste my time with the modern State of the Union Addresses (SOTU) which...
by design | Feb 6, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members. Coretta Scott King By Dr. Jim Ferguson I once read that the first rhythmic sound a baby hears is the mother’s heartbeat. We might not immediately consider a heartbeat...
by design | Jan 30, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Consensus is the absence of leadership. Margaret Thatcher By Dr. Jim Ferguson A friend observed how gloomy the weather has been lately with overcast skies and “southern cold.” I know what she means. I no longer ski, but I remember riding lifts to 12,000 feet in the...
by design | Jan 23, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
The Cathedral I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. Martin Luther King, Jr. By Dr. Jim Ferguson My life is so different than it used to be. I had a rewarding career in medicine, but I could...
by design | Jan 16, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
I don’t know if prayer changes the mind of God, but it changes me. C.S. Lewis from “Shadowland” By Dr. Jim Ferguson Years ago, Malcolm Gladwell wrote “The Tipping Point.” In his book, Gladwell describes a point where systems or events begin to irreversibly cascade....
by design | Jan 9, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate to do. The Apostle Paul (Romans 7:15). Laws are like sausages; it is better not to see them made. Otto von Bismark By Dr. Jim Ferguson Each January finds many of us considering...
