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November 2015

November 21, 2015

Wisdom: The Bishops of Antioch Speak on Syrian Refugees

Here is the official statement: Statement from the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America on...

November 20, 2015

Fearless Living: Three Things to Do

These are fearful times, though it is important to remember that times are generally fearful....

November 19, 2015

Islam: For the Sake of the Gospel, Let’s Tell the Truth

We cannot love our Islamic neighbor or expect them to come to Christianity through any ministry...

November 15, 2015

Global Sorrow and Daily Life

On dark days, the sun still rises. In the darkest night, the moon still shines...

November 14, 2015

To Our Oldest Ally: God save France!

The United States owes her existence to the Kingdom of France. Today is a good...

November 05, 2015

Do the Right Thing in Christian Ministry: Avoid Brocklehurst

Recently, in hard (but friendly) dialog with some non-theists, I was reminded how small the...

November 04, 2015

Hope Does Not Disappoint

If you struggle with biologically based depression, as many people in my family do, then...

November 02, 2015

Get New Friends: Love Truth Not Narrowness

When I was a boy I heard a pastor described as "so narrow, he could...

November 01, 2015

Time to Pray

Abraham Lincoln knew it and many of us have lived it. Prayer works, and a...

October 2015

October 28, 2015

On Being Humble

For each of our (now adult) children, we had a "lesson." For one it was:...

October 25, 2015

Defying our Experience

I keep a prayer journal ever since JP Moreland, philosopher and mentor, pointed out it...

October 23, 2015

A Vision is Life

Vince Lombardi inherited a losing team with losing players and made that team one of...

October 22, 2015

I am for . . . everyone I can be – except the Chicago Bears

Picking a fight is easy. Watch: The best quarterback in Packer history, perhaps in NFL...

October 09, 2015

LOL: Our Inflated Sense of Importance

Evidently the House is in chaos, because the GOP cannot, yet, pick a speaker. There...

October 06, 2015

Sex isn’t Necessary for Happiness

Anybody who has single friends, older friends, or friends who have taken a vow of...

October 05, 2015

Thank God

"Isn't God narcissistic? If I don't praise Him, I go to Hell." This is a...

October 04, 2015

God help us, but we must say, “Yes!”

If a gunman invades my workplace and asks the Christians to stand, then I hope...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

Nepotism and the Rise of Unmarried Clergy

In dealing with the "blood moon" debacle, I noticed how often one generation in a...

September 29, 2015

What if you are wrong? (On the Second Coming and Theological Mistakes)

Long ago a Reynolds thought that Jesus would probably come in 1843*. He was wrong,...

September 28, 2015

Two Johns: Hagee and Steinbeck

America is good at producing original personalities and at least two of them are named...

September 27, 2015

On Blood Moon Prophets and Memory

There will be an interesting astronomical phenomena tonight and some Christians have gone quite mad....

September 26, 2015

The Blood Moon: Jesus is Coming Soon

I will see Jesus soon. He (almost) certainly will return for me in the next...

September 23, 2015

Keeping My Eyes to Myself

Nobody looks at The David and thinks: "I should buy that and take it home...

September 21, 2015

Stupid Statements and Dying Christians: which matters most?

Today in Church we learned that the oldest Christian diocese in the world is in serious...

September 20, 2015

Saint Eustace: what do we want?

Any of us can be great. Holiness requires no IQ test, wealth, or even victory....

September 19, 2015

Happy Leaders: A Clue for Leadership

Picking a President is hard, but at least our vote does not count so much....

September 17, 2015

Better to Die than to Tell a Lie

My Dad has, as far as I know, never told a lie. He is...

September 15, 2015

A Pearl Not Worth Anything

Jesus told a story about a man who found a pearl of great price and...

September 09, 2015

Go Forth and Mentor!

We face a generation in search of Obi-Wan: the wise mentor who can pass on...

September 08, 2015

What the Bible Does Not Say About Kim Davis

When someone you like disagrees with you, then you should think about your position. All...