Author Challenges Christians to ‘Vote the Bible,’ Not Political Parties
One of the many exciting things about writing for The Christian Post is getting to interview interesting people. Our assistant managing editor forwarded me a press release about a book and suggested I take a look at it. Mind you, we get tons of these releases each day. As someone who hopes to have my own book published soon, I now have a better understanding of the amount of information pitched to editors and reporters about upcoming publications on a daily basis. It’s a bit overwhelming to say the least.
Yet the title of this book caught my attention. You Voted […]
Fed Official Confirms Perry’s Claim of Texas Job Growth
GOP presidential candidate and Texas Governor Rick Perry has been touting the number of jobs created in Texas during the recent economic downturn.
Perry has spent the past two weeks talking about the fact that about half of all the jobs in the nation have been created in Texas.
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas CEO and president Richard Fisher confirmed Perry’s claims in recent remarks to a Midland, TX business group.
Read the entire story at:
http://www.christianpost.com/news/dallas-fed-ceo-defends-texas-job-growth-warns-politicians-over-criticism-of-bernanke-54419/
‘Gotcha Moments’ in Political Campaigns
Running for elected office and working in the trenches of political campaigns is not for the faint of heart. Opposition groups and individuals who oppose an elected official or candidate will sometimes do anything to discredit their opponent by catching them off-guard and using their response or actions against them. They have come to be known as “gotcha” moments and they can ruin careers.
“Gotcha moments,” have been around since the beginning of time. As recorded in the New Testament, the Pharisees tried many times to pin Jesus into a corner by asking questions that, regardless of the answer, would make […]
On Being a Reporter & Editor
Of all the things that I have done in my professional life – or thought I would ever do for that matter, becoming the political section editor for an on-line newspaper never crossed my mind. I liked most of the reporters I knew (with one or two exceptions, that is), even when they didn’t cover stories the way I felt they should.
For the past two years I’ve spent a lot of time writing – on learning the craft – the fundamentals and technical aspects of writing, and following the advice of great writers who say the only way to improve […]
Seeking Forgiveness for our Mistakes
The past few weeks have produced many unfortunate and painful headlines for some high profile political figures. I’m thinking of Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Edwards and Anthony Weiner.
Of course they are only the latest that have made news because of their sexual indiscretions. Two years ago it was me, John Ensign and Mark Sanford; so I can relate.
The story of my extramarital affair, exposed by my own indiscretions and a poorly planned extortion attempt, made headlines for about 14 days, most of them “above the fold,” meaning on the top half of the front page of newspapers, on the front AOL, […]
Marriage & Divorce Rates Troubling in Bible Belt States
(Below is an article I wrote for a national publication in May of 2011)
Saying “I do” is easy. Committing to “for better or for worse” appears to be more difficult. Marriage in what is commonly referred to as the “Bible Belt,” the primarily southern and midwestern states known for their more conservative values is in decline and has been for the past two decades. […]