by ultrasoundmedia | Mar 10, 2026 | Life and Death, Photography
It is March 2026, and there is another war in the Gulf. This time it is Iran’s turn. The news cycle in the United States is dominated by an endless (and yes, I do mean to use the word “endless”) flow of quantitative descriptors of how many and what type of these...
by ultrasoundmedia | May 16, 2025 | Faith, Life and Death
I love Spring, a beautiful season of renewal. But the anticipation of “what’s next” also turns my mind back to thoughts of what has been lost. In that spirit, here is a piece that I recently did for Hearth and Field, which considers life, death, and what lies in...
by ultrasoundmedia | Feb 28, 2024 | Life and Death
“Never put a scorpion in your pocket” Last week, I put together an article for The Stream on immigration and the Southern Border that was difficult for me to write. I don’t mean the writing was difficult (though sometimes writing is), but rather, the...
by ultrasoundmedia | Feb 14, 2024 | Culture, Faith, Life and Death
As I read the story about the shooting at Joel Osteen’s church in Houston, Texas, I was transported back a few years to a life-altering event in our medium-sized Midwest town. (read more)
by ultrasoundmedia | Feb 1, 2024 | Culture, Faith, Life and Death
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with Dobbs v. Jackson, several states have been debating and rewriting their abortion laws. Before being steamrolled by Roe, most states had laws that either prohibited abortion or treated it as a criminal offense. It was...
by ultrasoundmedia | Jan 6, 2024 | Life and Death, Uncategorized
It was shortly after midnight, January 1st, and I was sitting in a crowded pub with my wife and three sons. The band was blaring out something that I couldn’t catch; there was too much horn in the mix, and I had had too many Manhattans. As the obligatory exchange of...
