I’m going to double down today. I wrote a blog called “When You Lose Your Trust in God” some time ago and a few people have responded to it basically calling out God for His complicity in suffering. Their argument is that if God is all-powerful (which He is) then He could and should do […]
Okay, I’m going to say it. I’ve been thinking this for a LONG time but have restrained myself from putting it out there. I’ve talked around it but I’m in a mood this morning and think it needs to be addressed. So, here it is: All the evil you are seeing in America right now […]
It seems like forever since I wrote a blog! It’s not like I don’t have anything to say – I always have something to say – but I’ve been so busy preaching, counseling, teaching at a local university, and doing other ministry stuff I’ve just not gotten to sit down and type out my thoughts. […]
So, I inadvertently got involved in a Facebook fight! I never ever take the bait on those things because not only are they a waste of time, but they can degenerate into lots of unhealthy name calling and disunity. However, I ended up responding to a guy over the issue of evangelism. Long story short, […]
Yeah, I know. I haven’t been blogging a lot during COVID because I’ve been preaching more via Facebook Live/YouTube using up all my messages! But last night I got a bit fired up – as I always do – when it comes to the Bible and need to get some thoughts down on paper so […]
I haven’t blogged a lot during this COVID period because I’ve been doing so many online sermons that I thought it might be redundant. However, I’m having a grumpy-old-man moment this morning I feel the need to rant a bit. I want to talk about resiliency or the lack thereof within our Christian community. There […]
In a previous life I was a political consultant. I was one of those operatives that ran political campaigns at the local, state and federal level, as well as state-wide ballot initiatives and whatever other work I could get. In the old days I was absolutely sold on the idea that the ends justified the […]
Okay, so I’ll admit I’m using a little click bait here to get your attention. The headline MLK vs BLM may lead you to believe that I’m going to compare the movements; I’m really not – at least not in the expected way. No, instead I want to compare MLK and BLM through the lens […]
The other day I wrote a piece on the state of our union and how we as a nation have lost the ability to forgive. I want to take a deeper dive on this even though I’ve written on this previously and share what forgiveness really looks like in our current culture and how we […]
I like to joke that everyone wants to be a Christian until it’s time to do Christian things. As with all jokes there is some truth behind this one. Let’s be honest, our country is a bit of a mess right now. Not that it hasn’t always been a bit of a mess – every […]
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