Jesus despised religious hypocrites. In fact, Jesus saved some of His harshest criticism (condemnation) for the Pharisees and religious scholars (some Bible translations use the term “lawyer,” but I try to avoid those translations) of His day (see Matthew 23).…
When Splash Mountain & Customer Service Breaks Down at Disney World
They say that there is a first time for everything. It took only 45 years of visiting the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World for me to experience a new first. Well, actually two firsts, but both part of the…
Ben & Jerry’s, McDonald’s & LGBTQ Weaponized Food
When is a scoop of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream not really just a scoop? When are McDonald’s french fries not merely the best tasting fries in the fast food world? Apparently when these two iconic foods become weapons in the…
Pictures, Politics, Polarization & the 8th Grade Mind
If a picture says a thousand words, what does it say that I asked one of my two United States Senators, Mark Warner (D-VA), if I could have my picture taken with him at a recent AIPAC (American Israel Public…
Kathy Griffin, Jokes & a Post-Civil America
NOTE TO READERS (New and Old): What would it take to finally end my self-imposed writing sabbatical at From Law to Grace? Two things. One, a nice conversation this morning with a blogging friend, Hariette Petersen (aka, SelahV), who encouraged me…