Category: Columns

I was watching a video that greatly troubled me the other day. It was a panel of Christian authors and politicians discussing the state of the church in America these days. Nothing they were saying was all that shocking to me....

by John Jefferson The title of this column is a double entendre. That’s called a double meaning in most circles. But it’s one of the few things I remember from English classes at that cowboy college where I went to school. At...

By Bob Garver   NOTE: This Japanese film is available in both “subbed” and “dubbed” versions. This review is based on the “subbed” version – Japanese spoken with English subtitles.   Prior to “Hashira Training,”...

One evening I found myself on the bridge of the Coast Guard Cutter Hawk. I was staying on board because we would be performing a burial at sea in the morning, and I wanted to make sure I wasn’t late arriving for this important...

by John Jefferson Lake Travis and the Pedernales River are a little calmer, today, in honor of a great man. Floyd Clearman died on February 12. He was 93 –a testament to clean living. He wasn’t a famous sports star, nor an...