February 18, 1519. The date is underscored in history; the 501st anniversary of the events from that day came and went last week. Any clue what happened? Hernan CortĂ©s – we know him as Cortez – was a young Spanish man with a heart for adventure. His family was nobility but economically modest; he had …
Monthly Archives: February 2020
When people of influence have had enough…
What is a Tipping Point? According to Merriam Webster, it’s “the critical point in a situation, process, or system beyond which a significant and often unstoppable effect or change takes place.” Happy Presidents Day. Since American History was retired – along with wood shop and home economics – from the school catalogs of the 21st …
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Are you one of us (Evangelicals)?
Punch-drunk: “stupefied by a series of heavy blows to the head.” Are you feeling it this morning? Last week, we were cornered in the ring, and the headlines were unrelenting. Are you starting this week a little punch-drunk? The Iowa Caucus meltdown: political suicide by an untested app. The Impeachment: the political equivalent of the …
May the best team win…
If you want to be strategic with your time, there’s a smart way to watch Pro Football. Wait until the first Sunday of February to dial-in; set the whole game to record (so you’ll be able to enjoy all of the commercials)… but wait until the 4th Quarter to get serious and to focus. Yahoo …