Moammar Qaddafi Is Dead

Congratulations to the people of Libya. Perhaps a quote from G. K. Chesterton is in order here.  In this quote Chesterton speaks to the frailty of human institutions and the necessity to stand guard lest the things we create to free us from oppression become instruments of oppression later.  As the Libyan people move forward, [...]

Ten Years Ago Today

Great Effort Today, Guys. BUT…..

It had been billed by some as the second-biggest game of Mark Richt’s entire coaching career at Georgia.  The biggest:  On a cold and blustery November day on The Plains in 2002, Georgia played Auburn in a game that would decide the SEC East. Today, Georgia was playing for…what?  A modicum of job security for [...]

Today we pause to remember

On August 29, 2005, hurricane Katrina made landfall, bringing untold amounts of damage to New Orleans and the Mississippi coast. The day before was a Sunday.  It was a sunny day, if a little hot, here in Atlanta.  The evening was a beautiful, delightfully balmy late August evening.  It was completely surreal to be here [...]

MLK: I Have a Dream

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr Day, please enjoy the full version of MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech from August 28, 1963.

A Study in Contrasts: Eugene Peterson and Perry Noble

I am not at all afraid of a little shameless self-promotion.  So I would like to call your attention to a post that I just put up over at Life in Mordor, the blog of Mike Frizzell where I have the opportunity to appear regularly as a guest contributor. The post is entitled “Another Study [...]

MLK: I Have a Dream

In honor of MLK day, here is the “I Have a Dream” speech, courtesy of Youtube.

Merry Christmas

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world…. And everyone went to his own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and [...]

So Long Walter Cronkite

It is with sorrow that we here at Everyone’s Entitled to Joe’s Opinion note the passing of Walter Cronkite, one of the premier journalists of all time. So long, Walter Cronkite.

Why I Am Proud to Be From Louisiana

As many of you probably know, I am originally from the great state of Louisiana.  And today I would like to show you something which makes me really proud of this. As a native Louisianian, I can assure you that this is not atypical of what goes on in the Louisiana legislature.  So if you [...]