Blog Posts

  • I’m in Charge of Me

    This is the first in a series of essays on the nature and role of government.

  • And the Winner is: A Tale of 3 Stores

    We’ve all made adjustment to our shopping habits during Covid-19. Here are some of my observations about stores and the folks who shop there.

  • A Premature Post-mortem

    We are still early on in the fight against Covid-19, but far enough along to start thinking about whether we chose the right response or not.

  • Where Are All the Old People?

    Today three laughing children loaded up in the minivan to go off with Papa. It’s rare for a day to go by without my children seeing their Nana and Papa. When I ask before bed, “Do you guys have anything you want to pray for?” one of them invariably wants to pray for Nana and…

  • Is the Missouri Stay at Home Order Legal?

    In my pursuit of a better theology/philosophy of God and government, it occurred to me that an investigation into the mechanisms of government would be more easily accomplished by addressing a particular question. In this case, I was interested in what legal authority the governor has to shut down the state and what kinds of…