John Ikerd

The only means of restoring our democracy is to elect a president in 2020 who will actually preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution.

“Joy to the World. The Lord Has Come.” That being said, three seems little cause for joy among Christians this Christmas.

Our life is still a part of the life of the Earth. Our soul is still a part of the soul of the earth.

Jesus was born into the world that was filled with violence, bitterness, pride, and hatred, a world not all that different from today.

The greatest challenge facing society today is the art, science, and actualization of human relationships. Virtually every ecological, social, political, or ...

As I grow older, I look forward to Christmas more as a time of reflection rather than celebration. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotte...

I am a Christian. So I celebrate Christmas, the birth of Jesus, as the seminal event of my holiday season. I respect the rights of others to hold beliefs dif...

Iowa, Iowa, where the soul of the earth is slipping away. Hold on, hold on, people are waking and hope is not gone. This is the refrain from my new song, “Th...

In my blog piece on purpose, I hinted that I had relearned other lessons during my teaching experiences this spring. No matter how much I think I understand ...

I haven’t had much time for blogging so far this year. I’m just back from a speaking engagement in Indiana where another community is being threatened by the...

Christmas is still a celebration of the birth of Jesus, regardless of whatever else it has become. I write and speak a good bit about ethics, morality, and s...

In mid-June, a couple of friends and I invited a small group of thoughtful people to Fairfield, IA for a three-day event we called a Colloquy on Deep Sustain...

I regret having to start off my first real blog piece with an apology, but I was scammed. I opened a link to an organization called IQ Elite, seemingly refer...

For years, people have encouraged me to blog and to make better use of my Facebook page and website. Admittedly, these are all logical means of promoting my ...