Pill for loneliness? It was the practice of Jesus to go to a deserted place to be alone with the Father every morning. Paul sought time alone in the wilderness after his conversion, just to be alone with God. Time alone with the Lord is a spiritual practice and discipline but the Christian life is […]
My recommended standard of conclusion jumping in political discourse: give it at least a day. This weekend in the nation’s capital was a convergence of Americans who hold widely disparate worldviews. And, after the dust has settled, everyone is getting not only a lesson in civics but the media may also be getting a lesson […]
Human Trafficking The President of United States, Donald Trump has identified human trafficking as “an urgent humanitarian issue.” He committed his administration “to leveraging every resource we have to confront this threat, to support the victims and survivors, and to hold traffickers accountable for their heinous crimes.” President Trump has signed four bills in recent […]
Let’s start the new year with a bit of satire that rings true. The Babylon Bee is a satirical website but their piece entitled “Culture in which all truth is relative suddenly concerned about fake news” expresses true truth about the status of our cultural moment. From the satirical to the serious, New York […]
National: The Truth, the whole Truth and nothing but the Truth? So help us God Poll: 62% say Trump isn’t telling the truth about Russia The 2016 election got everyone talking again about the truth. Even those who had argued for decades that truth was relative and there are no absolutes suddenly realized the error […]
Which ½ of America are you in? 50% of Americans have a family member who has been or is currently incarcerated “… half of all adults in the U.S. have an immediate family member who has been incarcerated. That’s about 113 million people who have a close family member who has spent time behind bars. […]
George Herbert Walker Bush last words (heard on earth), “I love you too” First words heard in Heaven? Good question and good conversation starter today. Speculation about Heaven is the wide open door of conversation today as we remember a good man who gave his life in the service of the public good. Use what […]
Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday No need to put off until tomorrow what you can do today! Thanks in advance for equipping Christians to engage faithfully by reconnecting the eternal with the everyday! Donate now. #Caravan I have searched this morning for a headline related to the thousands of Central Americans amassed on the Mexican side of […]
California fires, deadly, destructive and instructive. As we see the images, read the headlines, and hear the stories of survivors, themes of gratitude for life, fear of death and the trauma of loss are prevalent. But it does not take long for to us arrive at accusations and blame. There is a robust debate about […]
What we laugh at reveals our character I don’t know if you noticed but humor in America has devolved. Saturday Night Live mocks Republican Congressional candidate, former Navy SEAL who lost an eye in Afghanistan “On Saturday’s episode of the sketch series, Pete Davidson appeared on the “Weekend Update” segment wherein he gave his “first […]