By grace alone, through faith alone, because of Christ alone
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work” (Thomas Edison) You must watch each video released by the “Center for Medical Progress.” They are not fun. You may not get through them. Nevertheless, you must go back to them until you do. Please do so. You must […]
As a nation, we’re really good at moral outrage. Cecil the lion gets cut down somewhere in Africa and the news networks go nuts. Some want to outlaw hunting altogether. We want to know if our favorite coffee bean grown in the distant mountains of Central America comes from a fair-trade network or not. And […]
It’s not hard to hurl rocks at culture right now. They have given us lots of targets. The latest being the Supreme Court ruling redefining marriage. Just as elections have consequences (Obama’s two Supreme Court appointees that pushed the court further left), worldviews also have consequences. We are watching a culture in freefall because its […]
There’s over 7 billion people in the world; about 320 million living in the United States. We get “glassy-eyed” over such large numbers. I recently discovered an annual report that takes those large numbers and makes them easier to understand. It’s called the “State of the Village Report.” It imagines the world as a 100 […]
What is the greatest issue of our age? I argued last time it’s culture’s war against a biblical understanding of human sexuality. The Bible asserts the image of God in male and female (Genesis 1:27). Where the world’s acronym for gender identity is LGBTQQIA and growing, God’s is simply MF. Male and female is God’s […]
What is the greatest issue of our age? That question would get a lot of different answers. Many on the right would say radical Islam; many on the left would say global warming. A Republican might say it’s the spiraling national debt; a Democrat might say it’s a paltry minimum wage. A “Twelve” may say […]
“God has held you back from honor…” (Numbers 24:11). So says worldly King Balak to God’s prophet Balaam. Balak was squirming. Moses and the Hebrews had come out of Egypt. The miraculous stories were out there (“Did you hear about the plagues? What about the Red Sea parting? How’d they do that?”). The nations were […]
On January 22nd, our nation commemorated the 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade. It is one of the darker days on our nation’s calendar—perhaps the darkest. Those who proudly call themselves “Pro Choice” celebrate a decision that has taken the life of well over 50 million babies since that fateful day in 1973. Over 1 […]
Many appreciate the four seasons—distinct times when the calendar gives way to different weather. The seasons offer different opportunities and blessings. Fall is football and changing leaves. Winter is Christmas and snow. Spring is Easter, flowers, and the promise of warmer weather. Summer is sunshine and BBQ’s. Seasons can disappoint, too. We have expectations. Spring […]
Toupees have been around for a long time. Wikipedia says we have archaeological proof man has been putting someone else’s hair on his head since 3,100 BC. They attribute it to the world’s “long-standing bias against balding.” Roman poet Ovid wrote The Art of Love about the time Jesus was born. He wrote: “Ugly are […]
Lakewood Church in Houston is the nation’s largest church (43,500 members). The face, voice, and smile (literally) of the congregation are Joel and Victoria Osteen. In a recent message to the mammoth congregation, Mrs. Osteen said: I just want to encourage every one of us to realize when we obey God, we’re not doing it […]
A front page article from this week’s newspaper concerned released sex offenders in our community. As I recall, there are somewhere around 2,500 in our county. They have to register and inform law enforcement where they live. The article exposed the fact that only three detectives are assigned oversight of these individuals. Do the math. […]