Should Christians be Patriotic?
Should Christians be patriotic? Great question, Iām glad you asked. The best answer I can give up front is, āWhat do you mean by patriotic?ā Definition is always the best…
Leading from Here to Where?: Content and Method in Leadership & Discipleship
Okay, call me old school, tell me that I just don’t get what today’s busy Christian wants from his leaders, but I am a tad concerned about a growing trend…
That Not So Elusive Poverty
In a recent post, “Worst Nelson Mandela Quote Ever,” I proposed that one of Mandela’s most famous quotes about poverty exemplifies a disastrous understanding of reality, particularly for a political…
Reinventing the Family Wheel
The great audacity of the modern prevailing worldview is the idea that progress and independence from personal restraint are virtues to be cultivated at almost any cost. Each generation tends…
āWhite Privilegeā is Racist & Manipulative
Thomas Sowell writes often on the powerful use to which certain people put vocabulary in manipulating the opinions of the public about complex dynamics in society. One of these manipulative…
Why So Many Christians Are Upset About Same-Sex āMarriageā and Why You Arenāt
I wrote this on the eve after the 2015 supreme court illegal decision making Same Sex Marriage the Law of the Land for those who don’t understand why most Christians…
A Reply to My Post Mother’s Day Massacre
My article “Mother’s Day Massacre: A Response to āAn Open Letter to Pastors (A Non-Mom Speaks about Motherās Day)” generated as one might expect a lot of responses. Many called…
Reflections on Survival in Auschwitz: Do Special Situations Demand Special Ethics
We have a guest blogger today. Othello Mugugu who originally hails from Zimbabwe, has a Bachelors from Northpoint Bible College, Serves in the American Army, is just completing his Masters…
An Open “Letter” to Those Who Wrote an Open Letter to Franklin Graham
I just joined Franklin Grahamās Facebook page. Iāve always admired his father for his years of tireless effort on behalf of the kingdom of God, his ability to maintain integrity…
A Measles Outbreak, Sweeping Panic, Natural Rights and Oppression
People are afraid of spreading diseasesā¦ naturally. The whole history of man is peppered with stories of periodic bouts with diseases that wiped out portions of the population. Bubonic Plague,…
Christianese is Death: Knock it off!
Perhaps it’s not wise to write a blog post when one is a bit irritated and less than amused, but… what the hay! In a recent Facebook exchange over a…
My Two Cents on Gay Marriage… Which is Twice as Much as I’d Offer You for Your Thoughts
FACT: We, as a nation, CANNOT simultaneously maintain anti-discrimination laws, religious freedom & gay marriage. We must choose… but which should we choose, and how should we choose? This, of…
Mission vs. Vision: Has World Vision’s Mission Overshadowed Its Vision?
The World Vision debacle is the latest and hottest scandal in Christendom. In spite of their faith statement claiming to be an organization of individuals dedicated to the Bible as…
Ham on Nye: Not my Favorite Philosophical Sandwich
I must confess, I did not watch the recent televised and much talked about creation debate between Answers in Genesis founder, Ken Ham and, local TV legend, Bill Nye the…
A Response to Benjamin Corey’s “10 Reasons Why Reading The Bible Makes Us More Progressive”
Benjamin Corey is a once upon a time “fundamentalist” who shifted to being a “Christian Progressive” when he began attending Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in 2008. He accredits this shift not…
In Memory of Martin Luther King, Jr.
There are several parts of MLK’s great “I have a dream” speech that are of crucial importance in an age where “Freedom” and “Justice” have been redefined as “rights to…
A Response to “Brothers, I Am Sorry”
http://sarahchristineschwartz.com/2013/11/06/brothers-i-am-sorry To the author of “Brothers, I am Sorry,” which you can read at the above address. Dear Sarah, you are young, and have much to learn about the difference…
Safari Guide, Treasure Hunter, Biblical Theologian
As a good Evangelicalā¦ just a second, I have to adjust my haloā¦ Okay, itās got that 20s-gangster-hat tilt I like so muchā¦ So, as a good Evangelical who has…
My Schizophrenic Review of the 2013 Catalyst Conference in Atlanta Georgia
Yes, I know that the constant attempt by various fields of scientific study to catalogue diseases by symptoms rather than isolated causes often leads to shifting labels and that split…
Armed Always with an Axe to Grind
Strolling with my wife today we happened upon a woman walking her dog. She had paused ahead, tying her shoe (or so we thought) and we closed the gap between…