Just one week ago we celebrated Easter. Orthodox Christians around the world celebrated Easter yesterday. Meanwhile, Jews concluded the celebration of Passover on Saturday and Muslim begin the month-long observance of Ramadan on May 5. Spiritual conversations are in the air – how can we capitalize that in our conversations today? How do you take […]
Easter. After you acknowledge and recognize and revel in the reality of Easter – Christ is risen from the dead! Death has lost its sting! Reconciliation with God is available! – everything, and I do mean everything, pales. The headlines, as horrific and discouraging as they may be, look different through the lens of Easter. […]
What did you celebrate yesterday? While millions awaited the release of the first episode of the 8th and final season of Game of Thrones and millions more watched the Masters victory of Tiger Woods, heralded as the Comeback King, still others waved palms and recognized the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem ahead of what we […]
Africa in the aftermath of cyclone Idai (ee-day). The dead won’t be known until the waters subside but millions are affected and the second and third waves of crisis are yet to come as cholera, malaria hit and a food crisis looms. Mozambique – first reported cholera death. Zimbabwe – farms destroyed, deepening food crisis […]
Israel Missile fired from Hamas controlled Gaza strip hit a house in Tel Aviv, injuring 7. Israel responded by sending 1000 additional troops to the 58 mi. border. Demonstrators in Gaza are protesting both Israel and living conditions under Hamas. Pray for peace and a de-escalation. The U.S. announcement of recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over […]
New Zealand…As we weep with those who weep following the mass murder at 2 mosques, let us consider the overwhelming secularizing trend in the island nation in just the past twenty years. According to the 2013 NZ Census, four out of every ten New Zealanders are no longer affiliated with an organised religious group. And […]
Disturbing trend: Half of Millennials and Gen Z Prefer Living in Socialist Country Again, let’s take a deep breath and note that people who actually understand Socialism and it’s very real impacts do not prefer those outcomes to capitalism – the benefits of which they take for granted every day. The conversations necessary today require […]
Three observations from last week that carry over into conversations this week: Michael Cohen’s testimony gives us the opportunity to talk about the truth, telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth – so help us God. President Trump’s stumble on the question of Otto Warmbier gives us the opportunity to talk […]
A Day at the park….Man pulled from quicksand in Zion during harrowing two day rescue This is a story with a happy ending but also a great real life example of how we can amble into situations from which we cannot free ourselves. Help – in this case LOTS of help – has to come […]
Clergy and church leader sexual abuse exposed in America’s largest protestant denomination The Houston Chronicle is posting a series of articles exposing the Abuse of Faith by pastors, deacons, youth workers and others associated with congregations and entities associated with the Southern Baptist Convention. Because the SBC is not a hierarchical body, leaders attempted to […]