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The Insurgency of Love Is Looking for Recruits
In 2007, President George W. Bush ordered the deployment of more than 20,000 soldiers to Bagdad and the Anbar Province in Iraq. The objective was, in part, a “unified, democratic federal Iraq that can govern itself, defend itself, and sustain … Continue reading
Why You Should Not Claim “the Right Side of History”
History doesn’t have sides nor does it take sides. It is simply the story of which sides we have taken. Continue reading
If Shakespeare Were Writing from Washington
The power-hungry devour those around them. The truly powerful do just the opposite: they nurture and empower them. Continue reading
Get off the Bandwagon of Hate
Six days after the 9/11 attacks, in remarks made at the Islamic Center in Washington, D.C., President George W. Bush told his audience, “These acts of violence against innocents violate the fundamental tenets of the Islamic faith.” He went on … Continue reading
God and Judgment in the #Me Too Era
Oprah Winfrey once explained that a sermon was the immediate cause of her departure from the orthodox Christian faith. In his Sunday message,her pastor Jeremiah Wright read and then exposited an Old Testament text in which God portrays himself as … Continue reading
Posted in In the News, Theology, Uncategorized, Worldview and Culture
Tagged Dr. Jeremiah Wright, God's judgment, Me Too, Oprah Winfrey
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Is There a Christian Way to Think About Kavanaugh?
The country is like a volcano that is ready to erupt. Smoke is billowing. If the eruption comes, it won’t matter if one is a man or a woman, a Democrat or a Republican, a Conservative or a Progressive, everyone … Continue reading
Lost on Us: Another Thing We Should Be Learning from #Me Too
A powerful deity has been added to the pantheon of gods. It is as if a star has appeared in the heavens to guide its worshipers through the maze of modern-day life. Though relatively new to the world stage, this … Continue reading
Needed: People to Live (not just Speak) the Truth
According to recent data, the percentage of atheists among thirteen to eighteen-year-olds is approximately double that of any other age group in the U.S. Experts suggest that this age group, known as Generation Z, might be the first to leave … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Faith, In the News
Tagged aging well, Dallas Willard, Generation Z, living large, mentoring, rise in atheism
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Human Perception and the Nature of Reality
Human’s interact with the world through the five senses, which Aristotle listed as sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste. But our “reality interface” also includes senses that Aristotle knew nothing about in his day. To date, researchers have identified between … Continue reading
Relationships Are Key to a Flourishing Life
In, The Adventure of Silver Blaze, Arthur Conan Doyle puts Sherlock Holmes on the case of a missing thoroughbred, horse-napped on the eve of a big race. His trainer is also missing and presumed dead. Holmes usually solves cases by … Continue reading
