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The Terrorism Without… and Within
It is rare that I interact politically on this blog. I’ve done it, I’m sure, but most of the time when I make a political comment, it’s on my Facebook page or somewhere else. However, I cannot leave a couple of news items alone. The first is the terrorism without. Thomas Friedman wrote a column that is scary. Friedman is…
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American Christianity, Patriotism, and Misused Bible Verses
I struggle with stories like this one where it seems so silly to ban Bible verses. Yet, when I read how they used a verse, I get frustrated as well: One of the signs that was banned from the football field was a “run-through” banner displayed before a game on Sept. 18. It read: “I press on toward the goal…
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Dan Brown and His Love for Spiritualism
I have yet to read Dan Brown’s latest. It’s not that I won’t. When The Davinci Code became so hot, I read it. I loved the pace, keeping in mind it was fiction. However, people were drawn into the conversation about Church History and the discussions went beyond the style of the book. Dan Brown also opened himself up to…
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This Just In… THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END!
We interrupt this blog for an important breaking news bulletin: Starbucks is going INSTANT. Yes, you heard that right. They are going to peddle (I shudder at the thought) instant coffee. When I first got into “real” coffee years ago I read Howard Schultz’s book on the founding of Starbucks. He was such a purist. Now, he’s a corporate hypocrite.…
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Peace in the Middle East
I am a political person to the core. I can talk politics all day long. So… I avoid it. There are just too many other things going on, so I want to focus more on theology, spiritual formation, etc. Theologically, the whole realm of “end times theology” is a massive heap of varied opinions. So, when I see statements issued…
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Church Fights You Can’t Quite Believe…
There are church fights, and then there are church fights. Sometimes there is a dispute that causes one to truly think about the issues. This one baffled me a bit. Tullian Tchividjian, Billy Graham’s grandson, was elected new pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian where D. James Kennedy had been pastor for many years. This story details the issues, which I…
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Monday Morning Musings
There are times I cannot get into words how I may feel about a certain subject. One blogger, Jim West, has no problem laying out his unvarnished opinions. This past week we lost a legendary newsman in Walter Cronkite. The decline of network news can be attributed to so many more news outlets these days… and the fact that they…
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Freedom of Religion
Chuck Colson hits things pretty hard. His latest commentary is on religious freedom is worth reading. These are things we need to consider in our own lives. We need to search our hearts to see if we are truly Christ-followers, or we do it out of convenience. What if we weren’t permitted to preach the full counsel of God anymore?…
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Crazy Things
Sometimes there are so many crazy things going around, I can’t help but pile them up and make a comment or two. Sometimes no comment is needed. “Don’t Hug Me!” We now have the basic crime of too much hugging. Now, schools are banning the hug: A measure of how rapidly the ritual is spreading is that some students complain…
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Crazy Things
Sometimes there are so many crazy things going around, I can’t help but pile them up and make a comment or two. Sometimes no comment is needed. “Don’t Hug Me!” We now have the basic crime of too much hugging. Now, schools are banning the hug: A measure of how rapidly the ritual is spreading is that some students complain…
Category: Culture
