You’ve no doubt heard about the darkness of Sean Combs, dramatically exposed with his recent arrest on a multitude of charges. But you might not be as familiar with the case of celebrity photographer Terry Richardson, who has been accused of grooming and sexualizing his subjects—many of whom were famous,…
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I never imagined that a revolutionary theory by an atheist about how our brain works could compliment my understanding of faith. Robert Epstein, a Harvard-trained psychologist, recently appeared on the Joe Rogan podcast, where he shared his theory that the brain is not a computer storing data but a transducer…
Driving home from Nashville late one morning, the day still felt fully ahead of me. Crossing over into the rolling Kentucky hills on I-65, I found myself thinking about a visit I had wanted to make for years but had never seemed to find the time. Always rushing to my…
In 1986, we spent about $31 billion on mental health services in the United States. In 1996, we spent about $62 billion. In 2000, we spent about $79 billion. In 2020, we spent about $238 billion. And in 2023, we spent about $280 billion! https://www.statista.com/statistics/252393/total-us-expenditure-for-mental-health-services/ Despite this staggering increase—3.5 times…
I was listening to the Shawn Ryan Show podcast, and his guest, retired Green Beret Scott Mann (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh_3yrAgBEU), spoke about a chilling concern: terrorist groups and drug cartels teaming up to smuggle bombs and terrorists across our southern border. They believe it’s part of a plan for a large-scale attack,…
I want to be home. I am on the road teaching my class, “Veterans, Police Officers, and Communities in Crisis: Responding to Trauma,” and as I was hitting the hotel’s elliptical machine I began to reminisce about the 26 years my wife and I have been married. Really, it had…