by design | Jan 27, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Heroic I was saved by God to make America great again. Donald J. Trump By Dr. Jim Ferguson In my lifetime there have been nineteen presidential inaugurations, but I can remember only a few. And ashamedly, I have rarely watched the presidential oath of office....
by design | Jan 20, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Changing of the Guard It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness. Charles Dickens By Dr. Jim Ferguson I pray that by the time you read this essay, we will have a new president. And we need one because...
by design | Jan 13, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: Not to speak is to speak. Not toact is to act. Dietrich Bonhoeffer By Dr. Jim Ferguson I began this essay on Epiphany, January 6, the traditional date the Magi visited the Christ child in Bethlehem. Of course, we don’t know...
by design | Jan 6, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Coach If we allow terrorists to stop us from living, they have already won. Jim Ferguson By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’m writing this essay on New Year’s Eve, a traditional time for change or at least resolutions for diet, exercise, etc. America voted for change in November,...
by design | Dec 30, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
The New Order The news media did not lose its credibility. It threw it away. Don Surber By Dr. Jim Ferguson I begin this last column of the year on a high note of optimism. The year 2024 was the proverbial Alexander’s “Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad [year].”...
by design | Dec 23, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
Reminiscing I’ll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams. Gannon & Kent By Dr. Jim Ferguson This bittersweet Christmas classic, recorded in 1943 by Bing Crosby, always reminds me of soldiers far from home. However, that thought is too restrictive because the...
