Opinion

• The Art of Dying Well Once again, the world needs what only Christianity offers: the promise of resurrection, a Guide to lead us past the gates of death, a world beyond this one in which all that is sad is made untrue, and a hope that cannot be... Jan 18, 2022

  

  The Art of Dying Well
• Recognizing and Embracing Our Solidarity with Our Fallen Society Yesterday I cited extensively from New York Times columnist David Brooks’ dire description of our culture as “falling apart at the seams.” I noted my belief that our country is experiencing God’s permissive judgment whereby he... Jan 18, 2022

  

  Recognizing and Embracing Our Solidarity with Our Fallen Society
• Dr. King, the Black Church and Israel Dr. King understood the significance of Israel, and his visit to Jerusalem was remarkable in many ways. But he also understood, and indeed reflected on, the significance of Israel to Black slaves in the U.S. Jan 17, 2022

  

  Dr. King, the Black Church and Israel
• When the Fire Fades – Reigniting Passion for God Throughout the Bible, we see only one remedy to rekindle a dead spiritual life: revival. Revival is when we till the soil of our heart through brokenness, humility, and surrender via fasting, prayer, and obedience. God responds... Jan 17, 2022

  When the Fire Fades – Reigniting Passion for God
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and What Makes a Law Just Though President Ronald Reagan signed into law a national holiday to honor Civil Rights Movement leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1983, it was not fully observed by all 50 states until the year 2000. While in recent years,... Jan 17, 2022

  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and What Makes a Law Just
• Facing the Consequences of Our Free Will God created us to love him and our neighbor (Matthew 22:37-39). However, love requires freedom to choose not to love. When we misuse our freedom to harm others and ourselves, God allows us the consequences of our decisions. One... Jan 17, 2022

  Facing the Consequences of Our Free Will
• Bob Saget, Norm Macdonald, Betty White and the Afterlife I am not an expert on the afterlife, but I am a student, not only because I am a Christian and a pastor, but also because my son, Christopher, died in 2008. I have thought deeply about what happens when we leave this life and... Jan 14, 2022

  Bob Saget, Norm Macdonald, Betty White and the Afterlife
• Truth and Discernment for This Cultural Moment The Apostle Paul’s prayer for the church at Philippi is one we need to claim as our own in this cultural moment. Paul prayed for this church that “their love would abound more and more in truth and in all discernment.” We need... Jan 14, 2022

  Truth and Discernment for This Cultural Moment
• How Do We Learn to Love Our Enemies as Sons, Daughters of Our Father? If all Christians were more like Christ, could our post-Christian and even anti-Christian culture remain the same? Jan 14, 2022

  How Do We Learn to Love Our Enemies as Sons, Daughters of Our Father?
• Doing Nothing May Be the Greatest Something Jan 13, 2022

  Doing Nothing May Be the Greatest Something