Note: This op-ed was originally published in the Spring of 2018. “He is not here; He has risen!” These are perhaps the most consequential words ever spoken. A man who three days earlier had been violently beaten, hung upon a cross, and buried lif ...
Preventing death by allowing ‘essential’ murder
We live in wild times. I've watched people all across the political spectrum in recent days deliver impassioned speeches about the need to take extraordinary measures to preserve human life. They say they believe the elderly and vulnerable are just ...
Alabama’s Coronavirus Response Important, but Needs Benchmarks, Business and Medical Leaders Say
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey and state health officer Dr. Scott Harris have issued sweeping emergency and public health declarations which they hope will slow the spread of the Coronavirus which currently has the nation at or near a standstill. On Frid ...
Leadership Revealed in a Crisis
Unusual challenges such as this Coronavirus pandemic teach us who we really are. They reveal whether we are courageous and generous or fearful and selfish. Our leaders are no different. We learn their virtues and vices when they are tested by diffic ...
As I Write This, I Am Seeking Balance in an Unbalanced Time
As I write this it is mid-morning and I’ve already washed my hands multiple times. I’ve got rubber gloves in my car now. I skipped the gym in favor of a good ‘ol driveway workout but I paid my gym dues anyway. My law firm invested in enhanced video c ...
Pro-Life in a Pandemic
For those of us who are pro-life, it's easy to get in the habit of only thinking of this pillar of our values system in the context of abortion. But occasionally a crisis comes along to remind us that a biblical view of human life has far broader app ...
It’s Not Personal
One of the cultural problems we have today is our insistence on making everything personal. We can no longer discuss and debate ideas without someone assuming that disagreement is tantamount to a personal attack. Our skin is so thin it's transparent ...
An Amendment One Post-Mortem: Idealism Trumps Reality
The failure of Amendment One is a story of idealism trumping reality. On Tuesday, residents of Alabama denied Amendment One. The constitutional amendment, which would have shifted the State Board of Education from popularly elected positions to ones ...
Education in Alabama is Dead Last, It’s Insanity to Not Make a Change
They say the definition of insanity is continuing to do the same thing time and again, yet expecting a different outcome. But that's exactly what opponents of Amendment One on Tuesday's ballot are asking you to do. While our state's educational syste ...
What if you could really vote out some politicians? I mean really!
Has there ever been a ballot initiative that reduced the number of politicians? I mean, ever? What if I told you that with the stroke of a pen you could get shed of several ineffective politicians? What if the pot was sweetened just a bit by having ...