When Law Enforcement Gets it Right
Can we sit still for a moment and give thanks? Just be still And consider All the ways in which Law Enforcement from California Oregon Idaho Worked together Toward one common goal? Can we sit for a...
View ArticleBuilding a Domestic Military?
Our local county Sheriff Department is seeking funding from civic organizations to buy Kevlar vests for its staff. I like our Sheriff and I have a great deal of respect for local law enforcement. But...
View ArticleThe Death of Miriam Carey: An Unnecessary Cruelty
There will be a lot of people who disagree with me. I don’t mind. Disagreement is part of a healthy dialogue. I have said it a gazillion times before and I’ll reiterate it now — I never, ever want to...
View ArticleDead Boy’s Devoted Daddy
Editor’s Note: I will no longer be blogging at Patheos. This is my permanent site. Please make note. And, thank you for sticking with me all these years. KarenZach.com has been my home for many years...
View ArticleMama June: What were you thinking?
Mama June. Mama June. Mama June. How could you? Welcome back Mark McDaniel, the convicted sex abuser who abused your own daughter? No man is worth the value of a daughter well-loved. Has all this...
View ArticleAll God’s Creatures: Ferguson
I listened to President Obama’s remarks in the wake of the Ferguson Grand Jury decision as I drove home from Richland, Washington last night. I prefer the radio as my news source because it takes...
View ArticleInsights from the Mailbag
There are other voices that don’t get the exposure that mine manages to. The voices of people who aren’t writers by trade but have such valuable things to say. They’ve written to me this week, in...
View ArticleJesus in the Kudzu
Jesus in the Kudzu He wears tats upon his thin frame and silver studs on his lips. His jeans fall inches below his gray Calvin underwear. The first day I spoke with him, he wasn’t wearing a shirt. He...
View ArticleNot All Sin is Equal
I spoke with a woman recently who said she was struggling to find a faith. Nodding toward her husband, who was tending to their toddler, she said, “He’s a Christian, but I’m having a difficult time...
View ArticleDon’t Shoot
Editor’s Note: The voice featured today is from Rhonda Waller. Rhonda and I met when we both worked at the Columbus Ledger Enquirer in Columbus, Georgia, my hometown. We became fast friends, as does...
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