Dr. Everett Piper
Dr. Piper is the President of Oklahoma Wesleyan University. Associated with Chuck Colson’s Breakpoint and Centurions programs, Dr. Piper is the author of "Why I am a 'Liberal' and Other Conservative Ideas" http://www.whyiamaliberal.com/. He has also authored "The Wrong Side of the Door: Why Ideas Matter. Piper is a frequent speaker on Christian education, Biblical worldview, and applied apologetics in both regional and national venues. For more information go to www.okwu.edu or go to www.everettpiper.com .
President, Oklahoma Wesleyan University
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Ducks and Decadence
Why would Muslims equate Christmas and Christianity with debauchery and lasciviousness? Maybe its because they are see something – Something in the outcomes – Something in the behaviors of those...Thursday, January 6, 2011
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A Vacuum of Values = Equals Muslim Rage
The best explanation for the Muslim rage is not that the West is too Christian but that it is not Christian enough.Wednesday, January 5, 2011
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A Vacuum of Values = Equals Muslim Rage
The best explanation for the Muslim rage is not that the West is too Christian but that it is not Christian enough.Wednesday, January 5, 2011
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Big Brother and Broccoli
If you found out that broccoli caused BTDs (broccoli transmitted diseases) would you tell people to stop eating it?Monday, January 3, 2011
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Q and A
Why is it “un-Christlike” to point out that it is harmful to compromise your health? Remaining silent while others hurt themselves does not seem all that loving to me?Friday, December 31, 2010
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Broccophobia
A bit of a tongue-in-cheek role reversal on phobias and tolerance...Thursday, December 30, 2010
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If Eating Broccoli is Bad for You Does it Make You a Minority for Doing So?
What would you say if I said eating broccoli is not a choice. It’s a lifestyle. It’s an identity. We need to open up our military to more broccoli. We must educate our children to be more...Wednesday, December 29, 2010
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Committed Christianity + Honest Questions = Good Education
Academic freedom does not mean questions have no answers any more than fishing means poles, bobbers and hooks catch no fish.Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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Holy-Days
Isn’t it ironic that the wise who wish to secularize our culture actually do so by demanding that we abandon “religious words” like Christmas while at the same time arguing in favor of even more...Monday, December 27, 2010
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Christ's Mass
So this is Christmas. Christ’s Mass. Not Buddha’s mass. Not Mohammed’s mass. Not Hare Krishna’s mass. It’s not Pelosi’s, Bush’s, yours or mine. It is Christ’s mass!Friday, December 24, 2010
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Hunger is for food: Why do we want Justice if there is no God?
Human beings have a desire for ANSWERS, for JUSTICE and for LOVE - for a BIGGER SOMETHING - for the greater GOOD. Hunger implies that there is food. Thirst assumes that there is water. Questions...Monday, October 5, 2009
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THIS IS NOT JUST HYPERBOLE
Christian leaders must be willing to stand up and say that the emperor has no clothes. The consequences for doing so may not be pleasant but how can any of us hold our head high at the end of the...Saturday, September 26, 2009
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This Medicine Makes Me Sick
If a priest can’t speak of God as the giver of human rights in Ted Kennedy’s local public school then why would you think the same priest would be permitted to administer last rights to Ted Kennedy...Friday, August 28, 2009
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This Medicine Makes Me Sick
If you can’t speak of God at the curbside of your local courthouse or schoolhouse then why would you think that you will be able to sing a hymn to God at the bedside of your dying grandmother in...Thursday, August 27, 2009
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Angry Mob... Fishy Disinformation
Well, I guess we all finally know where we stand. We shouldn’t be confused any longer. The definition of words such as change, disinformation, mob, transparency, security-threat, healthcare...Thursday, August 6, 2009
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A Teachable Moment: Summit or Summons
In all the media hype and hoopla over last week’s “Beer Summit” something has been conspicuously missing. The glaring omission: The event’s purpose as expressed by the person who called the...Wednesday, August 5, 2009
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A Road Paved with Good Intentions (i.e. Opinions) and Other Parenthetical Statements
I was recently asked in an email exchange if perhaps I was bit of an alarmist (Or perhaps the implication by the writer was that I am just dead wrong) in my persistent rants about the state of...Saturday, July 25, 2009
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Pride and Prejudice: It’s God-Awful!
The dust-up between Senator Barbara Boxer and the head of the National Black Chamber of Commerce has been the talk of the town these past few days. In case you missed it here is a brief summary.Thursday, July 23, 2009