Last week, First Lady Melania Trump invited a robot humanoid to accompany her on stage at the “Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit” on AI Education and Safety for Children at the White House. A creepy white robot with a human-like physique walked with the First Lady down a red carpet before greeting guests in English and ten other languages and stating, “I am grateful to be part of this historic movement to empower children with technology and education.” The message was...
12 days ago • 1 min read
The other day, I saw a post from a leader of the organization "Women of Welcome" that posed this question: “Confused by Christians who: Spent money Raised money Prayed for Traveled & Sent their own kids to the 10/40 window to plant ‘seeds for the gospel’ And now to champion the deportation of the harvest.” I’m sorry, but I’m confused by Christians who so badly distort Scripture that they think allowing millions to flood into our country illegally somehow fulfills the Great Commission. Bri...
5 months ago • 6 min read
I took a wrong turn. I was headed to the gym after work, something I do once or twice a week when I can squeeze it in. It was Friday; my mind was burdened with work stress, party logistics for my daughter’s birthday over the weekend, and just a general heaviness from recent events in our country. I suddenly realized I had exited the freeway to head home, instead of driving down a few more exits to get to the gym. In the past five years of commuting to and from my work, I had never made this...
6 months ago • 4 min read
In a world of viral social media posts and sensational headlines, we often hear stories when someone is killed. These stories gain the most traction if there is an unequal power dynamic between the suspect and the victim, such as a police officer killing a citizen or a parent killing a child, or some other unique social relationship such as a teen killing another teen or someone of one skin color killing someone of another skin color. In light of the recent death of Austin Metcalf, a white...
12 months ago • 5 min read
Over the past few months, many people have asked me what I think (or what they should think) about the Department of Education possibly shutting down. Most people don’t know that I currently oversee a federal grant from the Department of Education. If the department shuts down, it will tangibly affect my job and even, perhaps, my salary, and yet I have not lost a single wink of sleep at night because I know that shutting down the Department of Education would be a very good thing for our...
about 1 year ago • 7 min read
Last year, we started a “happy hour” tradition with some friends in our neighborhood. We do this one Sunday evening each month, and we take turns hosting. Everyone brings a dish to share and we hang out from about 4-6 pm while kids play in the yard. It’s a “more the merrier” event, and we use it as an opportunity to get to know new people around the neighborhood. After Christmas, one of my friends sent out a text because we hadn’t yet lined up our spring dates and houses. We usually plan out...
about 1 year ago • 5 min read
Over Christmas break, I read The Boys of Winter, which highlights the 1980 American hockey team that beat the Soviets and won the Olympic Gold medal. (This is not an endorsement of the book — it was pretty boring unless you LOVE hockey. Watch Miracle on Ice instead.) However, the story takes place during Jimmy Carter’s presidency, and the late President died in December, as I was reading the book. The Boys of Winter was not overtly political. It briefly discussed how during the opening...
about 1 year ago • 5 min read
Way back when I was in high school, a new student group started on campus, “Diversity Club.” I was invited to the inaugural meeting. I remember sitting in a circle of chairs in the cafeteria and listening to someone talk about how this club would help us recognize and respect students from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. I never went to the club again, probably because I was busy and, frankly, it was rather boring, but I still think about that half hour in the lunch room...
over 1 year ago • 4 min read
I have long believed that one cannot and should not violate his or her conscience in voting. If you sincerely cannot support a certain candidate, even if you agree with most of their policy issues, you should not vote against your conscience. The Bible is clear: Whatever does not proceed from faith is sin (Romans 14:23). You should not take a vaccine, play a sport, attend a school or church, hang out with a friend, take a job, or have a drink if something deep within your heart says “This is...
over 1 year ago • 3 min read