Out of Order

March 24, 2010 Joey Cope 11

I have watched closely over the past week as the final moments of legislative process led to the passing of a new health care bill.  If you have hope that what I’m about to say will enlighten you whether or not this bill is a good one, I’m going to [read more]

Pushing for Peace

November 30, 2009 Joey Cope 0

I’ve been thinking about peace a lot lately.  Personal peace.  Relational peace. Political peace.  World peace. So it wouldn’t be surprising that I stopped what I was doing to watch a short news clip this morning that featured an “anti-war mom” out with a megaphone in front of a military [read more]

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'Taken Identity

June 5, 2009 Joey Cope 4

I don’t get as many letters from credit card companies as I used to.  You see, a little over a year ago, heeding the dire warnings of those who guarantee to protect me from identity bandits, I signed up with a service that monitors my credit accounts and warns me [read more]

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Masks

November 4, 2008 Joey Cope 0

“What monster is this we’ve created?” I find myself somewhat apprehensive about the coming hours. As polls begin to close on the eastern seaboard, the news media and prognosticators and the pundits will begin to mount their mound of predictions. And we will wait for what will seem like a [read more]