This divisive, messy election is nearly over. Almost. Sort of. And it seems that all we have done lately is fight about our political alliances. How can we go on from here? Where can we get perspective? The same place we always do. From Jesus. People constantly asked Jesus questions. Questions about faith, about religion, and, yes, about politics. And for good reason. He could take the waffling faith of the doubter and give it…
Remember where you were when you heard the news? I was sitting in my basement office at Bethel Baptist Church, a lovely country church on a crossroad in Westminster, SC. I was preparing for a funeral, pressed for time and not in the mood for much conversation, when someone banged on my door. I didn’t answer quickly enough, so the person knocked again, and without waiting opened the door. A local farmer stuck his head…
On July 6, CNN’s Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon were defending the destruction of statues in America when Lemon offered a strange comparison between Christian devotion to Christ and America’s reverence of the Founders, “But here’s the thing,” he claimed, “Jesus Christ, if that’s who you believe in, Jesus Christ, admittedly was not perfect when he was here on this earth. So why are we deifying the Founders of this country? Many of whom owned…
Racism isn’t new. It’s as old as sin itself. And it violates two of the most basic truths in the Bible. When Jesus confronted racism, He focused on these two truths. Even Jesus grew up in a culture slimed with racism. In His day, the Jews nurtured a 700-year-old prejudice against the Samaritans. Generations before Jesus, the Samaritans were kin of the Israelites. Their kingdom split in 922 BC, and some of the Israelites went…
The Bible asserts that belief in God as our Creator is the front door to understanding everything else about Him (Heb. 11:6). Hollywood just gave us evidence to back that up. After being stalled for two years, Universal Studios finally released “Mary Magdalene,” in which Rooney Mara plays the title character and Joaquin Phoenix portrays Jesus. As far as quality goes, Richard Brody, a reviewer for The New Yorker, describes the film as “a sludgy,…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, were visiting a private Catholic school near London on March 20, shaking hands and greeting excited fans of all ages. But when Prince Harry reached out to shake hands with four-year-old Emmanuel Osei, the boy appeared confused. “When is Prince Harry coming?” he asked. “But I’m Prince Harry,” the Royal replied. But Emmanuel just figured this man didn’t understand the question, so he repeated…