“Why can’t we all just get along?” Rodney King was beaten by four Los Angeles police officers when they stopped him after a high-speed car chase in 1991; the beating was caught on video by a nearby resident, and it “went viral,” before the internet. The officers were ultimately charged, tried, acquitted, and the […]

  Bedtime stories of old had a short roster of often-repeated tales designed to transfer little minds from vertical troublemaking to horizontal recharging. Some worked; many didn’t. One recurrent story – dripping with wisdom – was “The Boy Who Cried, ‘Wolf.’” Remember that one? The lesson shadow cast by the story was clear: you might be able

“So… what denomination are you guys?”  Since founding Priority Living in 1984 – 40 short years ago – lots of people have labored to figure out what faith niche was our appropriate belief neighborhood. In a world working really hard to be fractured and divided, how could we be marginalized by our culture in an

   “Hi Bob. You don’t know me, but I read your newsletter…” I was in an airport – waiting to board my flight back to Orange County – when that chance encounter took place. He knew me… but I didn’t know him. How did he get on the distribution list for the Point of View?

Revolution?, or, Independence? The answer to that question depends on who’s asking. Ask a Brit about the conflict that spanned eight years – from 1775 to 1783 – and they’d say revolution. Ask an American, and they’re more likely to see it through the lens of independence. One’s paradigm defines one’s perspectives. Are we in

  I hope you’re enjoying some time for yourself – with your family and friends – as the last gasps of Summer are enjoyed doing something that refreshes your bod and your soul… Labor Day! A Federal Holiday for 130 years, your break from your labors today is an act of patriotism! Are you going

So… what’s it worth to have access to a hot dog-and-drink for $1.50, or a rotisserie chicken for $5.99? Shouldn’t you have a right to snag those low-budget provisions whether you have a membership card, or not? You may think that the big battles of the moment are in the political arena, but there’s a

Here’s a memory tickler for you. The lyrics are a gift from the Brothers Gibb – the Bee Gees – c. 1968: “You think that I don’t even mean a single word I say! It’s only words and words are all I have to take your heart away…” Only “words?” Now that the Olympics are

Whew. The 2024 Olympic Games are now finished, over, kaput. Are we ready to get back to business? The Olympic distractions are now past; the competition for headlines will now ratchet back-and-forth between the volatility of the markets and the veracity of the campaigns. Everyone will be trying to determine whether they can afford to

The patient is symptomatic; are they terminal, or can they recover? Sounds like another Covid-19 story, doesn’t it? Far from it, this is much more serious. Viruses come and go; pandemics are recurrent, and are part of life in a fallen world. This short treatise does not concern a malady that is treated in hospitals,