Opinion

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By Joe Heller

“Jesus turned and saw [two disciples] following him, and He said to them, ‘What are you seeking?’ And they said to Him, ‘Rabbi,’ (which means Teacher), ‘where are you staying?’ He said to them, ‘Come and you will see.’”

Attorney General Pam Bondi’s contentious House hearing about the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files offered a clear message to the nation: sex trafficking of women and minors is perfectly acceptable as long as wealthy white men do it.

George Orwell spoke bluntly about the nefarious nature of advertising, calling it “the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket.”

By Joe Heller

I can remember being pieces, assembled in St. Paul, Minnesota, the dream of Henry (Ford) fulfilled. He thought I was the “cat’s meow,” I do, too.

There is a word that has gotten a bad rap lately in our society and media. The word is “Empathy” which has been called a fundamental weakness and a sin in some circles. In my theological understanding of the gospel this word “Empathy” is explained in every corner of all 4 gospels and is part of our call of living out our Greatest Command to Love God and Love our Neighbor.

My phone buzzed with a notification from our church prayer text group:

February is National Minority Health Month—a time to bring attention to a disease that should no longer be taking lives, yet continues to do so, especially those of black women in Black and rural communities. In Georgia, Black women are nearly one and a half times more likely to die from cervical cancer than white women. This is not because cervical cancer is inevitable. In fact, it is one of the most preventable and treatable cancers when people have access to the HPV vaccine, routine screening, and timely follow-up care. What puts lives at risk is not biology—it is barriers created by policy, systems, and inequality.