by design | Jan 16, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
I don’t know if prayer changes the mind of God, but it changes me. C.S. Lewis from “Shadowland” By Dr. Jim Ferguson Years ago, Malcolm Gladwell wrote “The Tipping Point.” In his book, Gladwell describes a point where systems or events begin to irreversibly cascade....
by design | Jan 9, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate to do. The Apostle Paul (Romans 7:15). Laws are like sausages; it is better not to see them made. Otto von Bismark By Dr. Jim Ferguson Each January finds many of us considering...
by design | Jan 3, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Twilight Zone -No man’s life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session. -There is no distinctly native American criminal class, save Congress. Mark Twain By Dr. Jim Ferguson As a writer of science fiction, I often imagine what it might be like...
by design | Dec 27, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
Hanging It Up We are what we repeatedly do. Historian Will Durant By Dr. Jim Ferguson Last week the Christmas spirit came to me. Each year I search for the spirit, and it finally comes, sometimes early and sometimes later. Jesus said, “Seek and you will find,” so I...
by design | Dec 19, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
Declination We have met the enemy, and he is us. Pogo By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’ve never been a fan of newspaper comic strips. As a kid, Looney Tunes cartoons were my Saturday morning entertainment and subliminal teacher. Heckle & Jeckle, Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny,...
by design | Dec 12, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
Those who cannot remember history are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana By Dr. Jim Ferguson I was a big fan of the X-Files. Back when we used to trust the FBI, I loved watching agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully investigate odd mysteries while combating...
