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May 2022

May 06, 2022

Choice And Church

A friend told me she is avoiding church this week. She is making a choice...

May 03, 2022

Divorce: Church Style

Experience teaches me that nothing stops a person who wants a divorce. Begging a person...

April 2022

April 28, 2022

The Weapons Are The Point

I watched a Senator the other day read from a list of weapons the US...

April 25, 2022

Loving Wisdom

Loving wisdom is the primary motivation in philosophical talks. A recent discussion with an evangelical...

April 21, 2022

Virtue and Experience

Experience is a great teacher. This quality has come under scrutiny among many conservative Wesleyans....

April 18, 2022

Crucifying Jesus On Easter

It happened yesterday. I did not see it. But some pastor or church somewhere crucified...

April 16, 2022

Highway Out of Hell

What was Jesus doing on Holy Saturday? Was he really in or spiritually out of...

April 11, 2022

Just To Give You An Idea

The guide said it over and over again. "Just to give you an idea." An...

April 07, 2022

Translation of a Recently Discovered Fragment

The controversy over the so-called "Bethany gospel" is not going away anytime soon. I decided...

April 04, 2022

Mass Graves And Biblical Authority

Recent reports of mass graves of civilian casualties once again raise the ire of observers....

March 2022

March 31, 2022

Alcoholic Grace

Psychiatry no longer says I am an alcoholic. The modern term is "alcohol abuse disorder."...

March 28, 2022

A Slap Heard Around The World

Will Smith's slap of Chris Rock is the event of the present media cycle. It...

March 24, 2022

Running For School Board: A Pastoral Perspective

I once claimed the only thing you would see me running for is the state...

March 21, 2022

Denying Grace In Lent

Denying ourselves some simple pleasures for forty day is not easy. Pleasures are important to...

March 17, 2022

Covenant Hope

I hope I am not violating any copyright or trademark protections with my title. I...

March 14, 2022

War For Your Entertainment

"Of course, war is entertaining" - Screwtape Russia's invasion of Ukraine is not entertainment for...

March 10, 2022

The Revolution Begins May 1st

Forgive me for approaching what many take as serious business lightly. What some people believe...

March 07, 2022

Beginning A Forty Day Journey

The story is about the end of Jesus’ forty days in the wilderness. We are...

March 03, 2022

4 “What Ifs” Church Leaders Fear

It is easy to criticize. I know that all too well. Being a pastor makes...

February 2022

February 28, 2022

Hell Is A Gated Community

"And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my...

February 24, 2022

Ukraine and The Same Old Story

The leader began with the story. "There is evil abroad." And the tale continued from...

February 21, 2022

Transition And Transfiguration

I will discuss the transition of a friend who I first knew as "Seth." It...

February 17, 2022

The Theology of Technology

Steve Jobs, it is said, woke up every morning to make some new piece of...

February 14, 2022

Truth Divides Before It Unites

The truth will set you free. But only when we are ready to step up...

February 09, 2022

Did Matthew Change The Beatitudes?

I swallowed nervously knowing what my next question would produce. We were studying Luke's version...

February 07, 2022

Holy Disobedience Or Holy Initiative

Protestants do not have a clear idea of holy obedience. We leave that submission to...

February 03, 2022

Why Addiction Does Not Go Away

A WCA-affiliated colleague recently described alcoholism as a sin. Addiction is not a sin. Abusing...

January 2022

January 31, 2022

Banned Books Week

Every year, Waldenbooks held "Banned Book Week." After the fiasco in McMinn and Williamson counties...

January 27, 2022

Imperial Idolatry

Imperial ambitions are the disease of nations. Empire arises from the desire to protect and...

January 24, 2022

Preacher Stories And Other Lies

We call them illustrations. Other people might say, "Preacher stories." Many times they are outright...