by design | Jan 15, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
Gloves Are Off By Dr. Jim Ferguson If the election were held tomorrow, Biden would still get millions of votes. Why? Because we have incompetent citizens. Bill O’Reilly I doubt that O’Reilly is referring to readers of The Knoxville Focus, but he may...
by design | Jan 8, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
The truth will set you free. Jesus Christ By Dr. Jim Ferguson It had been years since we were on an airplane. And I’ll admit I was a bit apprehensive after reading about crazies in the once friendly skies and weather issues because we had to fly through Chicago in...
by design | Jan 2, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
The Thirty-Three Percent “Without God, there could be no American form of government, nor American way of life. Recognition of the supreme being is the first, the most basic, expression of Americanism.” President Dwight Eisenhower By Dr. Jim Ferguson If you’re reading...
by design | Dec 26, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Populisms By Dr. Jim Ferguson This will be my last Focus column of 2023. And even though there is little difference week to week, we are all, nonetheless, time-focused creatures. In his trilogy on the origins of Western Civilization, Thomas Cahill imagined a moment...
by design | Dec 18, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
The Christmas Message Not everyone can do great things, but everyone can do small things with great love. Mother Teresa By Dr. Jim Ferguson Every year Becky and I begin our annual pilgrimage through our stack of Christmas movies. Like Holiday music, these timeless...
by design | Dec 11, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
A Charged Life The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. Pablo Picasso By Dr. Jim Ferguson I don’t get out as much as I used to. All my life I was working or hurrying to get somewhere. And then I retired and discovered I was...
