Okay. Maybe “rooting” for anyone is the wrong “Christian” posture to have. Christians should be “rooting” for civil dialog, for charity and clarity, and for truth. But make no mistake about it, “rooting” for a winner is exactly what will be going on. And the sides are already pretty well drawn. On one hand are [...]
My final post for 2012 was entitled, In Which I Throw in the Towel. It’s a rather grim assessment of my growing belief that Western culture is in deep decline. That post was largely about me coming to grips with the realization that our collective IQ is falling, secular liberalism is destroying the civilized world, [...]
It is quite fun watching my children become parents. A bit scary, too. Especially when I hear myself fall out of their mouths. Not long ago, I got into a discussion with one of my kids’ spouses about spanking. They were opposed to it. Eventually, their opinion changed… due largely to the terrible twos. Funny [...]
An odd sentiment has arisen among many professing Christians that alleges it is misguided, unwise, even judgmental, to tell a non-Christian they are sinning or to refer to a certain lifestyle as sinful. Rather we should offer hope and grace, and not try to shame others into the kingdom. For sure, there is wisdom in [...]
So over 1 million support boycotting A&E after “Duck Dynasty” star’s suspension. I’m not one of them. Is the only response religious groups have to programs, people, or products they find offensive to organize a boycott? Sure, boycotts can be used to great effect. They may even be the “Christian” thing to do. Earlier this [...]
Yesterday I was interviewed by a reporter from Christian Today, a UK based online magazine, for a feature on Christian fiction. He asked a lot of great questions, one of which was Who is Responsible to Change the Christian Fiction Market: Publisher or Reader? Of course, this question assumes that the Christian market needs changed. [...]
Can a person be 100% certain there is a God in this life? If you answer “yes,” how can a person be absolutely, indisputably, unreservedly, positively confident about the existence of Someone they have not and cannot physically see, locate, hear, or touch? Isn’t there even the slightest possibility that they can be mistaken, only [...]
I continue to have a love/hate relationship with this blog. Maybe I’m finding a bit of a groove — some of the stats might indicate that — but 2013 saw that relationship soften a little. Frankly, I find far more upside than downside to blogging. Which means unless an unforeseen act of God occurs or [...]
I recently spoke to some friends — we’ll call them Sean and Kate — who attended the same church for thirty years. During their tenure, they’d seen the congregation relocate several times. They’d watched the pastoral staff change and members come and go. They’d taught their children in Sunday school, watched them grow up, get [...]
I don’t like the term “the war on Christmas” just like I don’t like the term “the war on women.” Both phrases simplistically sloganize what, I think, are legitimate and complex issues. Interestingly enough, those statements arise from ideological adversaries: Cultural / political / religious conservatives believe there’s a war on Christmas. Cultural / political [...]
