The leftovers are almost gone. All that is left of everyone’s favorite Thanksgiving stuffing are the hard pieces. It’s hard to know what to do with the hard pieces of the holidays. As Christmas cards started to arrive this week, I was reminded of the imminent, annual task of the Christmas card list. That list […]
Marco Rubio: World leaders praising Fidel Castro are “hypocrites”– CBS News Fidel Castro did not believe in the existence of a God other than himself. He was a self-glorifying, self-interested person. And how he’s dead. The death of a committed atheist whose worldview led him to lead in ways that had disastrous consequences for millions […]
This week, Americans will be gathering around the Thanksgiving table to count our blessings. Family, health and security regularly top the list. These are good things. Really good things. But even these good gifts are not the penultimate blessings. So, as lots of people are making Christmas lists and checking them twice, what if we […]
The election is getting people uninvited to Thanksgiving– USATODAY Election comments on social media are dividing families before Thanksgiving, getting some members “uninvited” to a holiday designed to focus us on God’s sovereign provision not our personal pities. We each have a personal platform, and many Americans have used it— extensively— during the divisive election. […]
Thanksgiving brings family and friends around one table for a day of food, fellowship and giving thanks. But I suspect this year some of us are approaching the day with a little more trepidation than usual, concerned about how the nation’s political divisiveness will transform our gatherings. In the coming days and weeks of holiday […]
The verdict is in: the Cincinnati zoo enclosure was not up to code and the Dangerous Animal Response Team (DART) did the right thing in shooting the gorilla to save the 4 year old boy who had fallen into his habitat. Harambe, you may recall, was a 450 pound Texas born, 17 year old, western […]
If you’ve ever wondered, let me dispel all mystery: you’re no good. But before you get your ire up, I’m no good either. One of the realities revealed by the 2016 election cycle is the depth of disdain Americans feel toward one another based on political worldview. Right now, it seems there is no way […]
After Trump, Should Evangelical Christians Part Ways?– Christianity Today The election is behind us. And within the Church family, a divide emerged. Mark Galli, editor Christianity Today notes: From hallway conversations to Facebook and Twitter exchanges, we look at one another and ask, “How could you, as an evangelical, possibly support your candidate?” In […]
If Donald Trump is going to live into his promise of being the President of all Americans he must denounce the white nationalist movement which has claimed his victory as their own. Yes, in order to unite the nation he must first sever himself from a few. For Christians, this is not just about the […]
Fifty percent of the American population woke up today in a nation where they don’t feel they belong. Some are fearful for their and their children’s future. There is a great need for reconciliation, a restoration of the United nature of these American states. That is an opportunity for Christians today. As we walk as […]