Kegan Prentice

Rethinking the Minimum Wage

The minimum wage issue has been at the forefront of Republican versus Democrat politics in D.C. and in states across the country. A Pew Research Center poll found that 62% of Americans support raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour (Dunn, 2021). The same poll found that even 28% of Republicans are inContinue reading “Rethinking the Minimum Wage”

Where Do We Go From Here?

The Future of the Republican Party The past eight months have been filled with speculation about the direction that the Republican party is headed. If you listened to the mainstream media, you would think that the Republican party is teetering on the edge of extinction. If you listened to Democrats, you would think that theContinue reading “Where Do We Go From Here?”

America Doesn’t Have a Gun Crisis

Recently, there are many in the establishment media that have been hyper focused on shootings in the United States. These are news worthy events and of course should be covered, but there is no reason every shooting should receive wall-to-wall coverage on national news. These events should be largely covered by local media. So, theContinue reading “America Doesn’t Have a Gun Crisis”

Indiana Session Rundown

The 2021 legislative session is wrapping up in Indiana. There was much to do in such little time in this budget year. But, the end is finally upon us. The third reading deadline has already passed, and conference committees are underway. The Republican dominated legislature has definitely had its share of drama this session. MostContinue reading “Indiana Session Rundown”

Jim Crow 2.0

According to President Biden, the new Georgia law signed by Brian Kemp is “Jim Crow on steroids.” (Sullivan & Vazquez, 2021). He even said it made “Jim Crow look like Jim Eagle.” (Solender, 2021) Your guess is as good as mine as to what that means. Jamelle Bouie, from The New York Times, wrote anContinue reading “Jim Crow 2.0”

I Commit My Spirit

Before breathing his last, Jesus cried out “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” This is recorded in Luke 23. Again, this is Jesus quoting scripture. Here, he is quoting Psalm 31. In everything that Jesus did, he was fulfilling the word of God. Of course there is something else we can take fromContinue reading “I Commit My Spirit”

It Is Finished

While Christ Jesus was suffering on the cross he looked down at the Roman soldiers and said, “I thirst.” This is recorded in John 19. The Roman soldiers soaked a sponge in wine vinegar and put it to his lips. There are a few things we can take from these two short words. First, thisContinue reading “It Is Finished”

Why Have You Forsaken me?

Jesus cried out, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” These worlds are found both in Matthew 27 and Mark 15. This is the only one of the final seven phrases that Jesus said on the cross which appears more than once throughout the Gospels. It is said that while Jesus was onContinue reading “Why Have You Forsaken me?”

Behold Your Son. Behold Your Mother.

With a new week of Lent comes a new analysis of one of the last words from the cross. “Woman, behold your son. Son Behold your mother.” These words come from Luke 19. Christ Jesus was suffering on the cross and he looked down to his mother, Mary, who was next to the apostle JohnContinue reading “Behold Your Son. Behold Your Mother.”