(Akiit.com) By now, many people are either tired of or growing immune to information about COVID-19. The fact remains that we know much more about COVID than we did 18 months ago, but many people want to play ignorant or still try to convince themselves that somehow the pandemic is ...
(Akiit.com) If you think the supply chain problems, empty shelves in stores and higher inflation are problems now, wait a few weeks; they are likely to get worse. And this isn’t a result of hurricanes, the pandemic or other acts of nature. It’s all due to political incompetence that starts ...
(Akiit.com) It’s hard to believe that we have a president and, it appears, a federal government, as well as a huge number of American citizens, who think it’s OK that hundreds – no, thousands – no, millions – of people from across the world are crossing our southern border – ...
(Akiit.com) “As the world goes forward, we cannot start going backwards. African-Americans have come too far and we have too far yet to go to take a detour into the swamp of hatred. We, as a people who have suffered so much from the hatred of others must not now ...
(Akiit.com) While America’s economic recovery continued at a steady pace, racial disparity in hiring continues to plague the African American labor market, according to the Labor Department’s August jobs report. It does not seem mathematically possible, but employment of white workers grew by 1.1 million in July, compared to just ...
(Akiit.com) We’re familiar with the metaphor “thinking outside the box.” which means to think differently, unconventionally, or from a new perspective. But the metaphor presumes the box is serviceable. Suppose the box is functionally obsolete, has outlived its usefulness, just doesn’t work anymore. This means, you need a new box. ...
(Akiit.com) As a lifelong student of history, I believe that past is prologue and I tend to rely on history to help inform my decisions in public life. I often paraphrase George Santayana, who is credited with having said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” ...
(Akiit.com) It’s been six weeks now. The ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks have come and gone. There were memorials. The names of the nearly 3,000 victims killed in the attacks were read and memorialized— again. American flags waved. Twenty years later, we still don’t know the ...
(Akiit.com) Here lately, I’ve come to clearly understand that some things that serve us well in the natural world often work against us in the spiritual one. It is an ironic realization one must make upon their own personal faith walk. Independence, ego, self-reliance, ‘never say die’ attitude, talent, drive ...
(Akiit.com) We often find excitement in the revival of the bones found in Ezekiel 37:1-10. Yet I want to look at the text of verse 4 a little closer. It says: “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!’” After bringing Ezekiel ...