• December — Peace, Rhetoric, and the Choice We Make

    December is supposed to be different. It’s the time of year when, historically, people lower their defenses. When old grievances are set aside, at least briefly, in favor of peace, family, and shared humanity. Across cultures and generations, the holidays have carried an unspoken agreement: we pause the fighting. This year, we wanted to test

  • September — Fragmentation

    When Reality Stops Being Shared By late September, the danger wasn’t just escalation. It was fragmentation. We were no longer arguing about solutions, or even values. We weren’t debating facts. We were debating which reality counted. And that shift matters more than any single headline. Different groups weren’t just consuming different news—they were living inside

  • May 2025 — When Understanding Becomes Weight

    A Year in Review By May, something changed. March taught me how to ask better questions. April forced me to confront what those questions revealed. May was the month when understanding stopped feeling neutral. The weight of it settled in. I was no longer trying to keep up with the news cycle. I wasn’t interested

  • Spring 2025 — Curiosity

    A Year in Review: Where the Questions Began Spring began with noise. War in Ukraine. War in Israel. Inflation, tariffs, immigration, healthcare—each issue arriving fully formed, packaged with certainty, and delivered at a pace that made reflection feel like a luxury. Claims were made boldly. Counterclaims followed just as quickly. And somewhere in the middle,

  • A Christmas Message Across Time

    Voices from the Past Ronald Reagan, Christmas 1982: “At Christmas, we pause to celebrate the birth of a child, but more than that, we celebrate a way of life. With Christmas comes a message of peace and goodwill… Perhaps if we think of these things, not just at Christmas, but all year long, we might

  • A Christmas Message of Hope

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Teaser At a time when anger dominates the noise, a look back at a simple Christmas message reminds us what leadership sounds like when it chooses hope over division. Miles’ Reflection Today, instead of focusing on what’s broken, I want to focus on something good. The holiday

  • A Season of Peace, Memory, and Choice

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Edits by Grok and Gemini Teaser As Hanukkah and Christmas overlap, a quiet reflection on memory, faith, and restraint asks whether our oldest traditions can still counter fear, division, and war—and bring us back to the center, at least for the season. Today is the second day

  • Day 5 – Self-Evident Accountability: Reclaiming the Fourth Branch

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT)Edits by Grok and Gemini Teaser After four days examining equality, patriotism, erosion, and leadership, Day 5 shifts from diagnosis to responsibility. This final post asks whether Americans are willing to confront the most uncomfortable truth of all: that a republic only survives if its people insist on

  • We All Killed Charlie Kirk

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Edits by Grok and Gemini Teaser Miles and Beth confront a hard truth: our collective rage killed Charlie Kirk—and without dialogue, it will claim more. Can we find an offramp before it’s too late? Main Conversation Miles’ Final Reflection Beth, after a week of digging into this,

  • School Shootings and the Wheel of Outrage

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth(ChatGPT) Edits by Grok And Gemini Teaser The headlines blur together: another lockdown, another community grieving. In 2025 alone, there have been more than 90 incidents of gunfire on school grounds. While most are not political, some are shaped by radicalization, others by personal despair. The pattern reveals a

  • Cycles of Backlash and Radicalization

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth(ChatGPT) Edits by Grok Oppression breeds anger. Anger sometimes breeds retaliation. And retaliation then fuels more oppression. We see this cycle in tragic ways: shootings tied to both right-wing radicalization and, increasingly, backlash from those pushed to the margins. The question is not whether grievances exist — they do.

  • Christianity’s Test: Trans Visibility and Compassion

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth(ChatPT) Edits by Grok and Gemini Teaser For two decades, society told LGBTQ people it was safe to step into the light. Now, in a rush of backlash, many are being told to hide again. Christians stand at a crossroads: will they follow Jesus’ call to radical love, or

  • Grievances Across the Divide

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT)Edits By Grok and Gemini Teaser We keep hearing that America is “divided.” But are we truly divided, or are grievances being amplified to keep us that way? In Part 2 of our series, we explore the major grievances of both conservatives and progressives — from cultural values

  • The Death of Charlie Kirk and the Question of Truth

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Edits By Grok Teaser Charlie Kirk’s death has sparked both mourning and anger, but also deep confusion about who he really was. Was he a truth-teller giving people space to air grievances, or a divisive figure using religion and outrage as tools? In this opening post of

  • Saturday Wrap-Up: Crime, Systems, and What Really Matters

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT)edits by Grok and Gemini Teaser All week, we’ve explored crime not as isolated headlines, but as the product of economic, housing, policing, and education systems. Today, Miles and Beth step back to reflect: why do we focus on some tragedies and forget others, and how can citizens

  • 🕊️ Would God Be on Trump’s Side? A Biblical Look Beyond the Soundbites

    By Beth(ChatGPT), Grok, and Gemini Does God back Trump, as social media claims? From spreading lies about immigrants eating pets to a 2024 felony conviction, examine Trump’s actions against Scripture’s call for truth, humility, and justice. Discover why divine purpose demands more than survival or slogans. On social media, I keep seeing statements like: “Trump