by Michael Chancellor | Nov 5, 2025 | Opinion
Every veteran I saw as a therapist was a tribute to my dad, who quietly served as a Marine during some of the fiercest fighting in the South Pacific in World War II. I lost count of how many veterans came through my practice, but each was a hero whose service they...
by Michael Chancellor | Oct 9, 2025 | Opinion
In 2022, Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, declared, “I can’t stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new-age term that…does a lot of damage.” I wasn’t aware of this quote until after Kirk’s assassination. The...
by Michael Chancellor | Oct 3, 2025 | Opinion
While visiting our son Joseph in Thailand during his two-year assignment as a Journeyman for the International Mission Board, he remarked that in his host country, “traffic laws are mere suggestions.” I laughed and have remembered that observation. Today, I feel as...
by Michael Chancellor | Sep 23, 2025 | Opinion
I’ve never been a “mind changer.” Rather, over the years of my education, ministry and counseling practices—both within the prison system and outside—and now in retirement, I continue to learn, study and reflect on what I’ve learned. I’m also long...
by Michael Chancellor | Sep 18, 2025 | Opinion
It felt like years. I was on my hands and knees, scrubbing our “self-cleaning” oven and the task felt endless. I’ve learned there are at least two kinds of these appliances. There are those you set and forget, returning to a pristine interior when...
