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February 2016

February 02, 2016

Where is God in your smile?

I happened to be thinking about Joel Osteen the other day, and here he is...

January 2016

January 28, 2016

Beware of false prophets

“For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and produce great signs and omens, to...

January 02, 2016

Too many Christians do Christmas wrong

If you're a Christian who thinks the Christmas season ended on Dec. 25, then you're...

December 2015

December 31, 2015

Watch Night

I learned of Watch Nigh” at my historically black seminary (one of the many, many...

December 19, 2015

A Savior in A Charlie Brown Christmas

We've all seen A Charlie Brown Christmas, the Emmy award-winning TV program that has charmed...

December 13, 2015

The eighth night of Hanukkah — tonight and 84 years ago

The eighth night of Hanukkah, 84 years ago: 84 years ago, hate, vitriol and racist...

December 13, 2015

YOU can help refugees

About 10 years ago I saw Tony Campolo speak. His message included a suggestion of...

December 06, 2015

What kind of Christianity are they teaching at Liberty University?

The Lynchburg, Virginia school asserts on its website, "Liberty University provides a world-class education with...

November 2015

November 15, 2015

A Christ-like response

There is evil in the world. There are daily reminders. Before the wounded in Paris...

November 14, 2015

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted

September 2015

September 26, 2015

Popes and Protestants

It says something about the state of Christianity in the United States when the Pope,...

September 12, 2015

Signs of the time

I noticed the signs a few months ago. My then 15 month-old daughter and I...

September 04, 2015

The shoes of Aylan Kurdi

Three-year-old Aylan Kurdi died wearing the shoes his parents put on him for his long...

September 03, 2015

American Christians should be ashamed

If God asks you what you did during this massive refugee crisis, what will you...

August 2015

August 30, 2015

"Called by God?" Probably not.

We need another word to describe the current crowd of political opportunists in the US.,...

August 25, 2015

President Carter

President Carter was in the news last week, announcing his diagnosis of brain cancer. I’ve...

August 16, 2015

Civil Rights activist Jonathan Daniels

Aug. 20 marks the anniversary of the murder of white Civil Rights activist Jonathan Daniels....

August 16, 2015

Religious beliefs — discrimination or dogma?

I was born in Kentucky. At the time of my birth, in 1967, it was...

July 2015

July 18, 2015

Franklin Graham is out of his mind

Franklin Graham is out of his mind. And so are the tens of thousands of...

July 14, 2015

Political pastors

Have you heard about this: Pastors Eye a Move From God's House to the Statehouse...

July 10, 2015

Christians in our changing world

Their religion no longer sustains them. The society of their youth has vanished. Their simple...

June 2015

June 22, 2015

A question about photos from South Carolina

By now, we’ve seen photos of the accused assassin of Rev. Clem Pinckney and eight...

June 18, 2015

An ugly cycle of racial terrorism

The facts of the church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina are unfolding. But the deeper...