There is a very popular television show in the United States called The Deadliest Catch, a series on the dangerous life of Bering Sea crabbers. These crabbers risk their lives on a daily basis to catch crabs. While I am not ready to testify to these individuals’ foolhardiness or courage, I always watch in awe the Bering Sea. This is a body of water that can be without mercy without warning. It is nature’s fury and majesty at her best. She is truly the star of the show. I

The following reflection was prepared in 2009 to mark the occasion of the inauguration of the first African American president in U.S. history. It was a time of gala celebrations and for patting ourselves on the back for a job well done. It was a time to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday in a special way. Since then, something has happened! The 2016 presidential election will go down as one of the meanest and most divisive in U.S. history. All kinds of “isms” ha