by Mitch Randall | Dec 6, 2018 | Opinion
Kofi Anan, former secretary-general of the United Nations, offered these inspiring words in 1999: “We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.” If the world is ever to have a chance for peace, we...
by Mitch Randall | Dec 4, 2018 | Opinion
Abigail Adams frequently offered wisdom, insight and guidance to her husband, John, on politics and governance. In a letter on March 31, 1776, a few months before the Declaration of Independence was signed, she wrote, “I long to hear that you have declared an...
by Mitch Randall | Nov 29, 2018 | Opinion
Before ascending to the presidency of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln delivered a speech in 1858 that would launch his political future. That speech would foreshadow his political career and his country’s growing division concerning slavery. Drawing from...
by Mitch Randall | Nov 8, 2018 | Opinion
Do you want to be well? Jesus’ question to a man with a lifelong disability (see John 5) came to mind as I reflected on the 2018 U.S. midterm elections. When Jesus asked him if he wanted to be well, you can almost picture the man’s eye roll as he kindly explained that...
by Mitch Randall | Oct 30, 2018 | Opinion
Last week in America, our worst demons emerged from the shadows. On three occasions, America’s worst tendencies were on full display, demonstrating a country suffering from the ongoing consequences of racial bigotry, the widening divide of political polarization and...
