George W. Bush: Bigotry and white supremacy are ‘blasphemy’ against the American creed— CNN President Bush delivered a speech calling Americans to remember our identity and ideals. The most important line in the speech was not political or cultural— but theological. Bush calls each of us to see others as bearers of the Imago Dei […]
Harvey Weinstein did many terrible, awful, dreadful things. And for those sins he has lost his company, his wife, his membership in The Academy of Motion Pictures and maybe most importantly to a creature of Hollywood, he has lost his celebrity status. He is, officially, a pariah. But he is also Hollywood’s scapegoat. The announcement […]
Evangelical conservatives are proving their harshest critics right— Washington Post, Right Turn Blog What happens when the line between political allegiance and faith starts to blur? Things get really confusing really fast. The Values Voter Summit has traditionally been a gathering place for conservative and Christian individuals concerned about the political and public square. This […]
Hugh Hefner built the Playboy empire on the commodification of sex and the depiction of women as “bunnies.” Our President graced the cover of that same culture-changing magazine and called laughing about sexual assault “locker room talk.” A 2016 TIME cover story declared porn an epidemic debilitating an entire generation from having healthy relationships and […]
Your father, your husband, your son, your brother is arrested in a foreign country for a crime he did not commit. Nearly a year passes with no trial but mounting accusations that if he were convicted would result in multiple life sentences. Now consider the country where he is being held is a NATO ally. […]
‘It was a horror show’: Mass shooting leaves at least 58 dead, 515 wounded on Las Vegas Strip— Las Vegas Review-Journal Carey Nieuwhof: Thoughts on how to be the Church in an age of terror and tragedy What can we say in the face of such evil and tragedy? In a time when words fail […]
Colin Kaepernick vs. Tim Tebow: A tale of two Christians on their knees— Washington Post Both players are outspoken Christians. Both decisions are actions of faith and expressions of faith speech on the field. Why do we feel differently about them? We discuss further with Pastor Carl Day on The Reconnect. Listen here. Here is […]
From a Christian and biblical worldview, human beings are uniquely created in God’s image — let us always know and remember that As Hurricane Irma bore down on Tampa, Florida, a friend posted a plea on Facebook that someone take in her cat; another friend fleeing Hilton Head Island posted the need for shelter for […]
Great news! Our efforts to speak up on behalf of persecuted Christians in the Middle East are yielding results in Congress. On Tuesday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee amended and passed HR 390, the Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act of 2017. We have also received reports that Chairman Bob Corker (R-TN) […]
Today is #ConstitutionDay So, read the Preamble, remind yourself of the Articles and Amendments. The three branches of the U.S. government are delineated in the first three Articles of the Constitution. Come to find out, a surprisingly low percentage of Americans actually know. The Washington Post headline actually captures it: Only 36% of Americans can […]