Archive - Out of the Ashes

Can We Survive Republican Gaslighting?

Gaslighting is what we call lies told in order to confuse someone so much they can no longer tell falsehoods from truth.

Oct 16 •

Searching for Good News

We need to hear some good news once in a while to help us get through the horror of what is happening in our country and world.

Oct 10 •

September 2025

Meaning and Truth in Our National Quagmire

I’m writing this week while on a personal retreat at Gilchrist Retreat Center in Three Rivers, Michigan.

Sep 25 •

New Musical Discoveries

One wonderful thing about social media is that I’ve discovered some really interesting people and other stuff that I probably wouldn’t otherwise know…

Sep 16 •

A Culture of Violence

An assassination.

Sep 12 •

The Republic Has Fallen

In one of the more chilling scenes in the Harry Potter movie “Deathly Hallows, Part 1,” followers of the evil wizard Voldemort have successfully staged…

Sep 11 •

All Time Favorite Music

Music, like all art, is critical to human culture.

Sep 9 •

Manifesto for a Great Nation

From the first time I read it, I’ve been inspired by Wendell Berry’s wonderful poem “Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front.” I even wrote my own…

Sep 5 •

August 2025

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