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Commentary, Life, Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Train Up Your Child…
Modern education is designed to produce serfs, not champions of liberty.
Y’All Answered: Should Lawmakers Profit Off State Contracts?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Commentary, Life, Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Don’t Get Angry, Get Active
Move from passive recipient to active participant.
Y’All Answered: Greg Abbott on Dade Phelan
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Commentary Archive
When Pigs Fly
When reading the four New Testament accounts of Jesus, one regularly comes across the phrase “the other side.” This isn’t some mystical reference to the afterlife; it turns out “the other side” is the “other side” of the Sea of Galilee. The west side of the sea was...
Commentary: Legislators Taking Retired Teachers for a Ride
Austin’s KXAN recently uncovered a scandal where the Teacher Retirement System of Texas signed a lease on luxury office space for $326,000 per month. This should surprise no one. This is what government does. Even more predictable than this sort of scandal, however,...
Commentary: A Compelling Case for a Very Honorable Mention
As we approach the 184th anniversary of Texas' independence on March 2nd, since 1836, Texans have been proud of our heritage and linkage back in time to true heroes, with a legacy as an independent nation. Texans have a lot to be proud of, from inception to current...
Christians Engaged: Activating and Empowering Believers
What if Christians in America were courageous voices of truth and love in our neighborhoods, jobs, culture, and government? Texans Bunni Pounds and Trayce Bradford see us shifting our nation for the better, and they started an organization here in Texas to give...
Commentary: We Took Back Our Texas Town by the Roots
Why does the grassroots matter? What does "grassroots" even mean? It means We the People—everyday Texans standing up to demand change in our local communities. And it has made all the difference in my city. It's no coincidence that "We the People" are the first words...
Blind Men
The Gospel of Jesus was, and remains, highly subversive. We lose sight of just how subversive with the comfort of two thousand years of hindsight, and even the creep of a new status quo. Yet the forces of cronyism, legalism, and establishmentarianism are just as...
Commentary: Remembering What Must Not Be Forgotten
I was approached and asked this question: “Does anyone remember the Alamo?” Being a Texas resident, but a transplant from California, I reluctantly said, “Yes.” I was pleased by how much I did know and admittedly quite embarrassed at what I didn’t. In Texas, they...
Commentary: Being ‘Pro-Woman’ Isn’t What it Used to Be for Democrats
In a recent television interview about last week’s March for Life, I was asked if President Trump risked alienating suburban women with his administration’s aggressive pro-life agenda. No, I replied, because most Americans are actually fairly moderate when it comes to...
Have Courage to Choose the Truth
As part of our staff Bible study this week, we're discussing one aspect of the meaning of courage. There is good news for all of us today: we are all invited by our Creator to live the powerful reality of who He’s made us to be and the purpose He’s designed us for—we...