As a Political Science adjunct professor at Corban University, I teach my students about the philosophical theory of The Other. Several philosophers have addressed the concept including G.W.F. Hagel, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Edmond Husserl, Jacque Lacan, and Emmanuel Levinas. In an article dated December 7, 2020, the Ethics Centre put it this way: “Philosopher Simone…

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I don’t usually touch the social issues in my preaching and writing. I think the battle lines are drawn pretty clearly and it is so divisive. What else needs to be said, right? However, with the leak of the Supreme Court draft opinion on the Texas abortion case I think it’s important to say a…

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My buddy Jeff – who I met via these blogs – has written a thoughtful response to my Godless Millennials post. Thought it was worth publishing so others could see his thoughts. So, here you go! Thanks, Jeff, for your email! Hello Tom, Jeff here again. I recently read your blog about Millennials and felt…

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To quote the movie The Princess Bride, I’m going to talk about “Mawwiage…” I officiate a fair number of weddings and like most pastors I do traditional vows that include the part about “for better or for worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, etc.” On…

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Yeah, I know I know! I have written a blog in forever!! You’d think in this COVID period I would be prolific, but the truth be told I’ve been preaching so much that all the things I’d usually blog about have been my sermon topics!! However, the other night I was preaching and made a…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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,…

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