Fearless Faith

The big picture is becoming more difficult to discern as social media, hyperbole and AI take center stage to an alarming degree. The picture is here, mind you, just a little hazy on the edges. In an age where veracity is not only fluid but hotly contestable, we are faced with choices of belief or disbelief, truth or untruth. It is no small hurdle that future generations face. We know it well, for we have placed it squarely in their path and declared ourselves innocent. Such audacity.

Regional artist Jessie Scott, well-known for her watercolors, excelled in a broad variety of media. Her stained...