I’ll admit it right up front: I love football. I look forward to the Super Bowl every year — not just for the game itself, but for what it brings with it. After church on Sunday, my family and I will gather with friends from church, share some food, laugh a lot, and enjoy a few hours of friendly rivalry and good company. Church comes first, always. Football doesn’t replace it. But it does give us a reason to open our homes, spend time together, and enjoy something simple and shared. And...

The recent deaths connected to federal immigration enforcement operations are tragic. A loss of life is always serious, and it should never be dismissed or treated casually. But tragedy alone cannot replace judgment — especially when public discussion skips past how these confrontations began and rushes straight to assigning blame. In both cases now dominating the headlines, federal officers were conducting lawful immigration operations. They were not improvising. They were not acting outside...

Let me start with a sentence that might surprise people: the economy actually is doing some things well right now. Inflation has slowed. Job numbers look steadier. The markets aren’t acting like they’ve had three cups of coffee and a Red Bull. By macroeconomic standards, that’s progress. But families don’t live in macroeconomic standards. They live in apartments, houses, and monthly payment schedules. And at that level, the economy still feels about as “affordable” as a luxury sedan with...