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…

…and why do you believe it? — Chances are you believe a lot of things in that you probably have opinions about everything from politics to sex and from the weather to sports. But having opinions doesn’t make those opinions inherently valuable. Put another way: You have opinions. Great. So what? So does everyone else. Most people…

If so, shouldn’t we care what those are? — If God is real, then God has opinions. That’s my contention. That’s what I’m putting on the table for consideration and discussion. I realize that some of you reading this do not believe in God. To you, such a question as the one I posed in the title will sound…

…and reflect — On December 7, 1941, the Japanese Empire launched a devastating attack on U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor. Crippling blows soon followed against other targets throughout the Pacific including an invasion of the Philippines. The attack on Pearl Harbor killed 2,403 Americans — mostly military personnel, although 68 civilians lost their…

A Review of the Film by Paul W.S. Anderson — Monster Hunter starring Milla Jovovich hit theaters in 2020 during the height of COVID. It was a box office disappointment, but I’m a sucker for monster thrillers — so I decided to give it a try the other night. Even though I’m three years late to this party. When the…

Let’s examine one of her famous quotes — In 1961, economist Alice O’Connor, known by her pen name “Ayn Rand,” gave a controversial lecture titled “America’s Persecuted Minority.” She claimed wealthy business owners were being targeted and unfairly discriminated against — often in the name of justice and protection of minorities. Already famous for her novels The Fountainhead…

Chief Joseph on Freedom — Chief Joseph, also known as Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt, led the Wallowa band of the Nez Perce tribe in the late 19th century. Among his many profound words, I am fond of this gem: “Let me be a free man, free to travel, free to stop, free to work, free to trade where…

At least if you want to live in a free society — “Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.” Those words were written by “Silence Dogood” in a 1722 letter to The New-England Courant. The letter was written in response to efforts by the royal governor of the Massachusetts colony to curtail speech…

If you want to succeed with people, keep the ego in mind — You’ve seen the boxes that come in the mail that are labeled “Fragile! Handle with care.” The human ego should be labeled the same. Wait! The ego is bad, right? Most of the time, the word “ego” is used to convey something negative and it admittedly has a negative bent…