The 11th Commandment
I have for several years heard pastors and evangelical leaders talk about “The 11th Commandment” which is: THOU SHALT BE NICE This commandment is viewed as a synopsis of the…
Commentary/Opinion
The Meaning of the Universe
If someone said the following to you meaning to point out the ‘ridiculousness’ of Christianity, what’s your response? I’d like to think about what my response would be. It would…
Student Loans and the Cross
“He breaks the power of cancelled sin” That is a favorite lyric from the hymn “Oh, For a Thousand Tongues to Sing”. Cancelled sin. As another type of cancelling, that…
Christian Nationalism
And the LORD will be king over all the earth. Zechariah 14:9a ESV At the time of this posting, “Christian Nationalism” is a hot topic and there’s no end to…
Economics and The Bible
To quote a current phrase circulating the world from the World Economic Forum’s own videos on social media speaking of their 2030 vision: “You’ll own nothing, and be happy.” Seems…
Gun Control
Active shooter attacks on schools and our children are some of the absolute worst. Nashville with 3 adults and 3 little kids murdered. Uvalde, TX with two adults and nineteen…
Coming to Christ
I read a tweet a while back that expressed what I think might be a fairly common mentality today. Have you ever met a person who says they fell in…
Romans 13, Government, COVID, and Daniel
What a title of oddly related things, but I plan to relate them all as I think through this. I’m struggling these days with Romans 13 (and by implication, 1…
Deconstruction (?)
When talking about things of faith, theological issues, it sure helps to use biblical terminology that has been around for thousands of years rather than current fad terms. Case in…