Christian families are in crisis. Yes, inflation is bruising our finances, gas is expensive, and the baby formula shortage is critical. But that’s not the crisis I am talking about. Christian families are suffering from a crisis of belief. We have a shortage of Christian parents who know what the Bible teaches, who know how to apply it to their lives, and who are passing it along to their kids. And the crisis of belief…
Global crises abound. Russia is invading Ukraine, China is pressuring Taiwan, Canada is restricting freedoms in favor of government coercion, and America—well, you get the idea. The increase in global calamities is predictable and biblical (Matt 24), but so is the need for leaders who are capable of handling the turbulence that consumes us. For that reason, it is a good idea to always remember that God created people, so wise leadership reflects and applies…
Summer is winding down, and students are returning to college. Whether they learn while seated, while remote, or while masked or unmasked will largely hinge on how your institution is waging the war against Covid. But either way, colleges will be back in action. But another war continues to rage in our colleges. It’s the war against objective truth. Higher education is soaked in worldviews and values that challenge, ignore, or overtly attack a…
In mid-March, archeologists uncovered a fresh fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls in a cave on the outskirts of Jerusalem. It is a small piece around 2,000 years old, and it bears a verse from a Greek translation of the Old Testament prophets. The first batch of the Dead Sea Scrolls was discovered in 1947 by a Bedouin herder who tossed a rock into a cave and heard a cracking sound. He investigated and found…
For three years, the practice of astrology has been on the rise. And according to a 2019 article in The New Yorker, millennials are fueling this spike in the popularity of astrology. Astrology is the practice of seeking guidance from signs in the stars and planets. More to the point, it’s reading your horoscope and believing what it says, based on your astrological sign on the zodiac. And the acceptance of astrology is soaring, driven…
Historical figures are being targeted in America. And without much regard for history. Statues of Abraham Lincoln are in the crosshairs. Images of Christopher Columbus, Ulysses S. Grant, and even Matthias Baldwin have been vandalized, presumably due to their association with racism. Baldwin, by the way, was an abolitionist who once suffered a boycott on his railroad business because he advocated for the education of black children. So, there’s that. And then there are the…
In Part 1 of this blog (if you haven’t read it, please stop and read it here before you continue), I summarized quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ journey out of the faith of his youth. It’s a cautionary tale of the impact of postmodern, progressive Christianity and its influence on people who are struggling with faith. In July 2019 the UK web magazine premierchristianity.com ran a story called “Deconstructing faith: Meet the evangelicals who are questioning everything.”…
Last September, Geoffrey Owens, the actor best known for his role as Elvin Tibideaux in the Cosby Show, was photographed bagging groceries at a Trader Joes in New Jersey. Suddenly, he was famous again. And not in a good way. The photo tumbled across the internet and generated hundreds of unkind comments and insults toward Owens. Rapidly actors locked arms to defend Owens, to denounce “job shaming,” and to reflect on the value of work.…
Struggling with gratitude in the season of Thanksgiving? Here’s a question. How do you define yourself? There are only two ways—by what people think of you, or by what God thinks of you. Sadly, we spend much of our lives comparing ourselves to other people and trying to validate ourselves that way. And with social media, comparison-itis has become virtually an epidemic. And comparing ourselves to others, trying to please other people, does not set…
A committee in the Episcopal Church (EC) met July 4 to begin the process of revising the denomination’s Book of Common Prayer. (Because nothing celebrates Independence Day like a church committee meeting). According to the Episcopal News Service, the committee heard fervent testimony from individuals who believe it is time for the EC to produce an inclusive-language revision “to correct the overwhelming use of masculine language to refer both to God and to human beings.…