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August 2026

August 31, 2026

Table Talk: Jesus and a Modern Christian

Sat. Sept. 5, I'll debut Table Talk: Jesus and a Modern Christian at Wild Goose...

September 2024

September 15, 2024

Do Christians Need to be Reminded that Racism is Immoral?

Do Christians need to be reminded that racism is immoral? Evidently. In the first presidential...

January 2024

January 28, 2024

Jesus At the Beginning of His Ministry: Mark 1:21-28

Notes from a Sermon Mark 1:21-28 They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came,...

November 2023

November 05, 2023

5 Examples of Why House Speaker Mike Johnson isn’t a Christian

“The House speaker’s worldview is dictated by the Bible,” read the New York Times headline...

April 2022

April 06, 2022

Palm Sunday 2022

What’s the context of Jesus riding into the capital city? When he entered Jerusalem, the...

April 06, 2020

Maundy Thursday and Good Friday 2020

The baby born at Christmas is murdered on Good Friday. Battered, broken and betrayed, the...

February 2018

February 11, 2018

Cultural Christians ~ when Christianity isn't Christianity

A prominent voice in mainstream media is Cultural Christians who care more about the culture...

January 2018

January 27, 2018

"Jesus wouldn't help people in need?" What Jesus are you talking about?

I recently saw a comment online that said Jesus wouldn't help people in need –...

November 2017

November 28, 2017

Stress

Life is stressful. The news is stressful. All forms of social media are stressful. Finances,...

September 2017

September 20, 2017

The light of Christ is for all people

September 14, 2017

Jesus is on the side of the oppressed

Jesus is with the people on the fringe of the culture who demand to be...

September 04, 2017

God bless everyone

August 2017

August 30, 2017

Eclipse

Did you see this Facebook profile frame for the eclipse? This was a sponsored ad...

July 2017

July 06, 2017

Jesus had two dads

When I adopted our daughter, Joseph became my new favorite Biblical character.

May 2017

May 13, 2017

Liberty

Trump is giving the graduation address at Liberty University, which claims to be the largest...

March 2017

March 28, 2017

Republican Christians

Not since the Reformation has the choice been so clear. On one side, Christians who...

March 07, 2017

Middle class Messiah

Recently I wrote: The Bible is clear. Jesus is with the losers, not the leaders....

March 05, 2017

Joy

February 2017

February 04, 2017

Why Christians should oppose banning anyone

Because the Bible says discriminating is wrong. Scripture says favoritism is wrong. For example: "My...

January 2017

January 28, 2017

Division

January 24, 2017

We are ALL loved

I attended a charming Christmas pageant a few weeks before Christmas. The small church in...

January 16, 2017

A Christian nation? No, thanks.

Scripture tells us that when the Israelites lost faith in the Lord, they demanded a...

January 05, 2017

Do not be afraid

As a year ends and another begins, I pause to reflect upon the year gone...

December 2016

December 28, 2016

The Christmas Celebration Ends with an Empty Easter Tomb

The story begins with the Christmas celebration of the birth of a baby. The Christmas...

November 2016

November 12, 2016

Kristallnacht

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." ...

September 2016

September 30, 2016

Losing our religion

A new study seeks to shed light on why people are leaving religion in the...

September 26, 2016

"When there is a conflict, Jesus is Lord"

September 03, 2016

Allegiance

Colin Kaepernick had a long week. The professional football player refused to stand during the...

April 2016

April 30, 2016

Original sin

The idea of original sin really is original, it's not in the Bible. It's a...

April 02, 2016

Risen – a movie review

I strongly recommend the 2016 film Risen. According to distributor Sony Pictures, Risen "follows the...