In these tumultuous times, we find two groups of people pointing the culture at large to the God of the Bible. Of course, we predictably find the church in all her many iterations pointing people to God. The second group is much more surprising and rather unexpected. Christian believers are
This is post 3 of 3 in the series “I Have a Dream” Anniversary of MLK speech Pro-Human is Better than “Anti-Racist” Redemptive Suffering: The Calling of the Christian REDEMPTIVE SUFFERING, part 2 The Apostle Peter, in his first epistle, writes to the persecuted church, believers suffering for their faith
The United States is being torn apart by charges of racism. You cannot surf the internet, watch the news, listen to the radio, or read a newspaper without encountering claims of racism. But the definition of racism has changed and today, it’s highly emotive and politicized. We used to think
Image by Nicholas A. Tonelli, CC 4.0 Former General Attorney Bill Barr recently gave a devastating analysis of public-school education in America, coupled with a radical solution; families with school-age children would do well to heed his counsel. More on that below. But Barr was not the first to publicly
This is post 1 of 2 in the series “Compassion in Rome and America” Compassion in Rome and America Compassion in Rome and America, part 2 Compassion as practiced by the early church serves as a contrast to that of the Romans and even the Jews at that time. Very
This is post 1 of 2 in the series “the Jews and the world” What the Jews Can Teach us About the MORAL UNIVERSE Why Does the World HATE THE JEWS? Three questions interweave in ways that may not be immediately evident: they all relate to the moral universe. Why
Courage in Tiananmen Square I had never felt more alive than the day I stood with a group of pro-life protesters before a police station in Tucson, Arizona, hands cuffed behind my back. About a hundred of us—mostly Christians—had violated the law to protect the lives of innocent, preborn babies
This is post 5 of 5 in the series “house divided” A House Divided Cannot Stand Religious Liberty Fading in a Polarized America Divided States of America Divided States of America, part 2 Truth in Love: The Virtues to Heal Division The Divided States of America desperately needs people who
One of the most profound stories in the scriptures is that of Joseph in Egypt. It tells us a valuable lesson about leadership. In Genesis 41 the Pharaoh had a dream no one could interpret. Then he was told of an imprisoned Hebrew who could interpret the dream. Which Joseph
What is the secret to human flourishing? Is it money, good circumstances, schooling? Can a person or community in poverty, persecution or suffering flourish? Yes! The Bible, clearly and repeatedly reveals that a major factor or key to human flourishing, is character and it’s accompanying quality, virtue. Sadly, both character
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