Posts Categorized: Mikes Blog

This past week, my son and I traveled to the San Jose area for several projects. Anyone who has made that drive knows the best way to survive long miles is a good conversation. Ironically, this turned into one of the longest trips I can remember. Traffic came to a complete standstill two or three… Read more »

The other night I watched Braveheart again. What struck me was not the battles, but the difference between the men and the rulers. The men were willing to give their lives for freedom. The rulers were willing to spend the lives of others to gain more power. One gave everything so others could live free…. Read more »

In God’s eyes, a great man is not defined by position, power, or praise. A great man is shaped long before he is seen. He is formed under pressure, refined through waiting, and proven by obedience. David understood this, even when it was painful. God had already told David that he would be king, but… Read more »

While talking with my wife, our conversation turned to history and the world around us—Russia and Ukraine, Venezuela, and other nations shaped by socialist or communist rule. As we talked, my thoughts kept circling back to one of the clearest lessons history has ever given us: Germany after the Second World War. Few moments reveal… Read more »

This morning, while talking with my wife, our conversation turned to history and the world around us—Russia and Ukraine, Venezuela, and other nations shaped by socialist or communist rule. As we talked, my thoughts kept circling back to one of the clearest lessons history has ever given us: Germany after the Second World War. Few… Read more »

As the years pass, life has a way of slowing down. Not to take something from us, but to help us see more clearly. With time, we begin to understand that life was never measured by how busy we were or how much we accomplished. It was measured by love. By faithfulness. By the people… Read more »

Liberal policies begin the same way. They sound compassionate. They sound reasonable. They sound moral. They promise fairness, protection, and help for the vulnerable. On paper, they make sense. In speeches, they feel right. But governing is not about intentions—it’s about outcomes. And time and again, when liberal ideas are put into practice, they collapse… Read more »

Turn on the news, scroll through your phone, or listen to the noise of the day, and one message rises above the rest: you don’t have enough. Not enough money, not enough opportunity, not enough security. What’s missing dominates the conversation, while what we already possess goes largely unnoticed. Discontent has become the language of… Read more »

Today we hear a lot of noise—voices, headlines, opinions, and repetition—all claiming to tell us what is true. The real question is not what is loud, but how we know what is true. Recently, I had a conversation with some of my granddaughters about how to tell the difference between right and wrong, and that… Read more »

Yesterday, I listened to a liberal commentator on talk television claim that President Trump’s promises “aren’t taking place.” The statement wasn’t just misleading—it was laughable. It ignored a basic truth that anyone paying attention can see: the problems she listed didn’t begin under Trump. They were created, fed, and multiplied over years of liberal leadership…. Read more »