Here are my most-read articles on Medium (as of 1/8/23) — Hey Everyone! Welcome to my little corner here on Medium. I’ve been writing on this platform since 2018. I write on a variety of topics, including faith, politics, history, personal development, communication skills, leadership, artificial intelligence, and more. I even write fiction. Most of my articles (or “stories” as Medium…

The Fallacy of Anecdotal Evidence — Your boyfriend turns out to be a philandering, sexist pig. That means all men are philandering, sexist pigs, right? The pastor of the last church you attended made a pass at you inappropriately. That means no pastor can be trusted, right? The last police officer you encountered harassed you. …

A Commentary on Proverbs 1:7 (KJV) — Want to be foolish? That’s easy. Have contempt for anything that resembles wisdom or learning. And you’re on your way. Our verse in focus is: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. (Proverbs 1:7, KJV) In my last devotional post on…

No person, group, or movement is above criticism, but the anti-Christian articles here on Medium are getting ridiculous! — If you hate Christians or Christianity, you’re wrong. Period. No defense or explanation on your part can or will change that fact. You’re just plain wrong. Based on the number of anti-Christian screeds and rants I read here on Medium, there are a lot of wrong people — on this…

Netflix revisits a dark day in American history in a chilling new documentary series — Netflix’s three-part documentary series Waco: An American Apocalypse resurrects memories of one of the most tragic debacles in federal law enforcement history. I was in my early 20s when this incident happened. Like many Americans, I watched with disbelief the news footage of the Branch Davidian compound burning to the…

And it’s not alone in doing so! — This evening, I was putting together a little quiz on American history — all part of a personal project. As part of that project, I asked ChatGPT the following: “What are 10 facts most people don’t know about the Founding Fathers?” Some of the answers ChatGPT gave were good, such…

Are there rules? And if so, who makes them? Who enforces them? — At what point do we cancel a celebrity, influencer, author, employee, friend, or acquaintance for views that person espouses? When do someone’s views, words, or actions become worthy not just of criticism, but of ex-communication from mainstream society? What are the rules for “cancel culture”? And who made the rules…

A Commentary on Proverbs 1:7 (KJV) — If you want to acquire knowledge and grow in wisdom, your quest must begin with the “fear of the Lord.” But what does that mean? Must we be terrified of God in order to have knowledge or wisdom? Today’s verse in focus is Proverbs 1:7, which reads as follows: The…

Transcript of a “How to Make Lots of Money on Medium” Training Session — The following is a transcript from a seminar on how to make lots of money on Medium. Instructor: “Hello there Medium writers. Thank you for attending my seminar on how to make more money writing for Medium. I know all of you want to be as successful as possible. …