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Nursing Home Lawsuit Filed Against The Springs Of Arkansas Jonesboro Facility Over Severe Bedsore
Arkansas resident suffers life-threatening and ongoing wound complications; complaint cites facility operating below safe staffing levels We need the owners in New York and New Jersey to recognize that staffing and quality care aren’t optional extras but core responsibilities for our most vulnerable citizens.” LITTLE ROCK, AR, UNITED STATES, August 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Law Office of Thomas G.
Science Disrobed by Thomas S. Buchanan
conference talk science Feature The Misuse of Scientific “Authority” for Utopian Ends Have you ever wondered why, whenever academics gather for formal events, they wear medieval robes with hoods and strange hats? This academic regalia has been worn since the eleventh century and represents the clothing of the first professors in medieval Europe (Oxford, Bologna, Paris, etc.). Those first professors wore clerical garb because they were priests.
Buchanan Files Massive Nursing Home Neglect Lawsuit Against The Springs Of Arkansas And NJ/NY Owners
Buchanan Files Massive Nursing Home Neglect Lawsuit Against The Springs Of Arkansas And NJ/NY Owners Family of James Ellis blames New York and New Jersey owners for understaffing, substandard care, and profit-driven decisions in Arkansas nursing home. LITTLE ROCK, AR, UNITED STATES, February 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Law Office of Thomas G.
Slender Towers
Thomas Buchanan · Follow Just now -- Further pointing to gaps in my memory, matching spores of clicks and tuts and pylons. Scolding, scolding, myself, as if there ever was. Suspect ideas, ingrained with grain and skewed and upside. Such slender towers, an iron-clad prison box. The times are harsh, but the dogs are safe and we’re moving, joining, join in, still building, light on the water, sun on the sea and it’s night-time down here, more like it, more like it.
Buchanan Announces New Leadership Team Following CEO Transition
The Firm Appoints Two New Executive Shareholders and Names Seven Newly Elected and Reelected Board Members PITTSBURGH – (May 2024) Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney announced newly appointed Executive Shareholders and newly elected and reelected members of the firm’s Board of Directors. The announcement was made in conjunction with Jim Newell taking over as the firm’s Chairman and CEO earlier this month.
Irrational Faculties by Thomas S. Buchanan
Editorial Irrational Faculties by Thomas S. Buchanan That Someone Will Be Jailed for Teaching Darwin & Other Unscientific Beliefs In early August, the chairman of a large department at a major university in the Midwest told me that faculty members were going to be put in jail if they mentioned the word evolution in the classroom. “You see,” he said, “fundamentalist Christians have pushed through bills that require the teaching of Intelligent Design and outlaw the teaching of evolution.
Holy Things by Thomas S. Buchanan
But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you have learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the holy scriptures which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
The Holiness of Unknowing by Thomas S. Buchanan
“A wicked and perverse generation seeks after signs.” —Matthew 16:4 Ours is a generation of information junkies. We have 24-hour-a-day news shows and Internet sites dedicated to keeping us informed with up-to-the-minute details of the world’s events. Through our keyboards, we have countless encyclopedias available at our fingertips to tell us anything we wish to know.
The Cardinal Virtue of Temperance by Thomas S. Buchanan
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. —Galatians 5:22–23 Many years ago, I lived in Evanston, Illinois, home of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. It was the early 1980s, and the strong but waning power of that organization was evident in that this college town was still dry. One could walk past their headquarters and see the ladies in long dresses at their social events.
Capitalizing Tradition by Thomas S. Buchanan
“I have applied all this to myself and Apollos for your benefit, brethren, that you may learn by us not to go beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up in favor of one against another.” —1 Corinthians 4:6 In the past two decades we have seen a movement of Christians returning to the historic faith through various traditions.
Holy Fire by Thomas S. Buchanan
Holy Fire by Thomas S. Buchanan Quench not the Spirit. —1 Thessalonians 5:19 The Spirit of God is like a fire that burns within us. It can be as faint as a matchstick or as raging as a bonfire, depending upon how much fuel we provide. It can grow dim or even go out if the fire isn’t tended. And it is because it is like a fire that St. Paul told the Thessalonians to “quench not the Spirit.” What quenches the Spirit is an impure life.
Uncompassionate Conservatism by Thomas S. Buchanan
The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, “God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.” —Luke 18:11–12 The Pharisees were the religious conservatives of their day. They were diligent in upholding the traditional faith and practices passed down from previous generations and stood against innovative theological principles.
The Cosmic Cemetery by Thomas S. Buchanan
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. —1 Corinthians 15:55–57 Ours has been called the Culture of Death, largely because we have embraced the killing of innocents as a national right instead of as an ungodly wrong. However, there is a conspiracy of silence about death itself that permeates our society in many ways we rarely consider.
Bearing Virtue by Thomas S. Buchanan
His divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue. Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. —2 Peter 1:3–4 There is no event that compares to the birth of a firstborn child.
Earthly Cares by Thomas S. Buchanan
And he said unto his disciples, "Therefore I say unto you, take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? If ye then be not able to . . .
Christian Community by Thomas S. Buchanan
“The sign of having reached perfection is this: if a man were to be condemned ten times a day to be burned alive for loving his neighbors, and yet not to be content with this.” —Isaac the Syrian Unlike the early days of Christianity, there are few local churches today that are true Christian communities.
Dress for Success by Thomas S. Buchanan
Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the equipment of the gospel of peace; besides all these, taking the shield of faith, with which you can quench all the flaming darts of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. —Ephesians 6:14–17 As Easter approaches we should be sure totake time to prepare our souls.
Saying You’re Sorry by Thomas S. Buchanan
So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her husband, and he ate. —Genesis 3:6 The 1970 movie Love Story gave us that memorable quote “love means never having to say you’re sorry.” Of all the phrases Hollywood has given us, this one ranks just below “yabba dabba do” as an intelligent contribution to American thought.
Poison Control by Thomas S. Buchanan
My son, if thou wilt receive the utterance of my commandment, and hide it with thee; thine ear shall hearken to wisdom. —Proverbs 2:1 My three-year-old son recently went through a rebellious stage. About a month ago he informed my wife and me that we were not to instruct him anymore because he was “talk-sick”: he had heard all that he wanted to hear and had no more use for further instructions or commandments.
On Well-Worn Doormats by Thomas S. Buchanan
If you see an intelligent man, visit him early; let your foot wear out his doorstep. —Ecclesiasticus 6:36 There is something in our culture that prizes independence and shuns authority. Perhaps it is the nature of democracy that fosters the notion that we are all equal and should not be subordinate to anyone (although I sense that in recent generations there was more respect for those in authority than now).
The Three-Hour Plan by Thomas S. Buchanan
Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. —Psalm 119:18 St. Caesarius (470–542), bishop of Arles, was a formidable foe of the heresy of semi-Pelagianism. He is also known for his many homilies, which were written at a very popular level.
Practicing Wisdom by Thomas S. Buchanan
But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained thenselves to distinguish good from evil. —Hebrews 5:14 “Wisdom, let us attend!” shouts the Orthodox priest at each service before the reading of Holy Scripture. This ancient call is a wonderful phrase because it implies that the mere reading of the Scriptures can impart not just knowledge, but wisdom to the one who listens attentively. The practice (or constant use) of wisdom is at the core of our growing towards maturity.
Springs Eternal by Thomas S. Buchanan
“So faith, hope, love, abide, these three.” —1 Corinthians 13:13 Of the three theological virtues, faith, hope, and love, hope generally runs a distant third in the minds of most Christians. Nevertheless, hope is the virtue that I have thought about a great deal lately. In the past six months, I have mourned the passing of a dear friend and of the parents of close friends.
The Heresy of Choice by Thomas S. Buchanan
“Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness; put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.
Indescribable Happiness by Thomas S. Buchanan
For the kingdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. —Romans 14:17 Too often serious-minded Christians speak of the Christian life by emphasizing its negative aspects, speaking exclusively of the things one must not do or the disciplines one should undertake if one wishes to advance in the faith.
Nothing Is Sinful by Thomas S. Buchanan
“So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.” —Revelation 3:16 The “Harp of the Holy Spirit” was the nickname given to the fourth-century poet-saint Ephrem the Syrian.
Breaking Teeth by Thomas S. Buchanan
“Arise, O Lord! Deliver me, O my God! For thou dost smite all my enemies on the cheek, thou dost break the teeth of the wicked.” —Psalm 3:7 My seven-year-old son came into our bedroom late last night because he had a nightmare. Benjamin dreamed that baddies had come into the house and taken his sister and were coming after him and his brother. Such dreams can be terrifying, especially to one so young. But he was easily comforted this time and sent back to bed.
Listening for the Right Frequency by Thomas S. Buchanan
“Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, be there any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” —Philippians 4:8 In today’s health-conscious world we often are reminded that we should watch what we eat. Almost every edible item for sale carries a label informing us of how many grams of fat and how many calories it contains.
Wrestling for Jesus by Thomas S. Buchanan
“And Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day.” —Genesis 32:24 The role of the theologian, the clergyman, or the devout defender of Christian truth has been compared to that of a wrestler struggling in the arena. But these wrestlers do not always fight for the glory of God.
Again & Again by Thomas S. Buchanan
Behold how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity. —Psalm 133:1 We have a VCR player in our house, and my children love to watch movies. If they had their way, they would watch the same tape over and over again every day (at least our youngest would). Going back to something familiar is comforting, and even when the story is well known, it is always possible to see the familiar in a new way. Perhaps that is why I never grow tired of looking at my wife.
Men in Full by Thomas S. Buchanan
If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away; it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away; it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell. —Matthew 5:29–30 In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said that it is better for us to pluck out our eyes or chop off our . . . THIS ARTICLE ONLY AVAILABLE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
The Cardinal Virtue of Prudence by Thomas S. Buchanan
The simple acquire folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. —Proverbs 14:18 Although most people have heard of the seven deadly sins, fewer people are familiar with that other list: the seven great virtues. The virtues can be divided into two groups: the three theological virtues (faith, hope, and charity) and the four cardinal virtues (justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude).
Of Donkeys & Lampholders by Thomas S. Buchanan
“For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” —Luke 14:11 It is an interesting fact that those who make the best leaders in the Church are not necessarily those who have the best “leadership skills” and that those who have the best skills are not necessarily made leaders. Although this goes against the grain of modern management strategies, it follows directly from the ancient biblical tradition.
Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of God by Thomas S. Buchanan
Behold, not the philosophers, but only people who like to argue, state that all are happy who live according to their will. This, of course, is not true, for to wish what is not fitting is the worst of wretchedness. But it is not so deplorable to fail of attaining what we desire as it is to wish to attain what is not proper. For greater evil is brought about through one’s wicked will than happiness through fortune.
The Roaring Jesus by Thomas S. Buchanan
In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers at their business. And making a whip of cords, he drove them all, with the sheep and oxen, out of the temple; and he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. —John 2:14–15 When my daughter was four years old, she said that when she grew up she wanted to be a “blue doctor.” My second child tells me that he wishes to be a priest. My youngest son, who is now four, has . . .
The Ever-Changing Scandal by Thomas S. Buchanan
Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: The blind receive sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is he who is not scandalized in me.” —Matthew 11:4–6 John the Baptist was a fascinating man.
Looking Beyond Ourselves by Thomas S. Buchanan
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?” So he answered and said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.” But he, . . . THIS ARTICLE ONLY AVAILABLE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
Ecclesiastical Math by Thomas S. Buchanan
As the Lord commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness. —Numbers 1:19 One might think that a faith that holds the book of Numbers in high esteem might be popular with mathematicians, but sadly this isn’t the case. With the accounts of the seven days of creation, forty years in the wilderness, and one hundred forty-four thousand sealed, one might think that experts in number theory would have felt at home with our faith from its very beginning.
Culture Shock by Thomas S. Buchanan
I am coming soon; hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. He who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God; never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. —Revelation 3:11–13 My family . . . THIS ARTICLE ONLY AVAILABLE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
A Seal on the Wax by Thomas S. Buchanan
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. —Deuteronomy 6:6–7 The pitter-patter of little feet upstairs told me that Ben, our five-year-old, was out of bed. He had been tucked in well over an hour before, and he knew that evening walkabouts were verboten.
The Privilege of the Perfect by Thomas S. Buchanan
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
Loving Kindness by Thomas S. Buchanan
He has showed you, O man, what is good, and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? —Micah 6:8 In the church today many battles are being fought over issues that would have been non-issues to our forefathers. Issues such as women priests, sexual morality, and abortion have not been a matter of debate throughout any but the most recent decades of the past two millennia.
Not of This World by Thomas S. Buchanan
Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you. —I John 3:13 “As soon as worldly people see that you wish to follow a devout life they aim a thousand darts of mockery and even detraction at you,” wrote St. Francis de Sales in his Introduction to the Devout Life. The advice from this bishop of Geneva is just as relevant today as it was nearly four centuries ago when it was penned. “The most malicious of them will slander your conversation as hypocrisy, bigotry, and trickery.
Not Caesar?s Icon by Thomas S. Buchanan
Show me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar’s. And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s. —Luke 20:24–25 The differences between the secular world and the Christian world are often difficult to keep before us. For example, on the first of January we celebrated the beginning of a New Year.
The Lost Art of Mercy by Thomas S. Buchanan
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, “Lord, when saw we thee hungry, and fed thee? Or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? Or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?” And the King shall answer and say unto them, “Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” . . . THIS ARTICLE ONLY AVAILABLE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
Waste of Time by Thomas S. Buchanan
Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she shall rejoice in time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness. —Proverbs 31:25–27 The virtuous woman described in the thirty-first chapter of the book of Proverbs does not eat the bread of idleness. This does not mean that she only eats fast food, but that she spends her time wisely.
The Chief Sinner by Thomas S. Buchanan
by Thomas S. Buchanan “The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. And I am the foremost of sinners.” —1 Timothy 1:15 In the Divine Liturgy of the Orthodox Church a prayer is said by all just prior to the Eucharist.
Moving Mountains by Thomas S. Buchanan
The prayer of a righteous man availeth much. —James 5:16 When the disciples failed to heal a young boy, Jesus chastised them for their weakness: “Oh faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you?
The Cardinal Virtue of Fortitude by Thomas S. Buchanan
And he said unto me, “It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.” —Revelation 21:6–7 We live in a culture that embraces perpetual adolescence. Expressions of manliness in the traditional sense are seen as often as chest hair on a male model.
How They Love One Another by Thomas S. Buchanan
Behold how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity. —Psalm 133:1 Occasionally I am out of town on week ends and have the opportunity to visit other churches. On one recent trip I heard an Orthodox priest give a homily on “Why Protestantism is Wrong.” Although the homily did not have that title per se, that seemed to be the heart of his message. Such homilies, I fear, are not uncommon in the Orthodox Church. In part they arise from an inferiority complex.
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