We are all weary of the gun control discussions. This essay was first published after a school shooting that was the 40th school shooting of that year and the 26th mass shooting of that year. …
The holiday season is here, and with it comes that familiar mix of nostalgia and noise. The lights appear in windows, the temperature drops, and suddenly the world feels both tender and frantic. People hold …
The poem, some say, has been given to us for times when prose cannot express the heart. It’s an art form that has been used to elevate, to devastate, and to strike a mood. It …
Yesterday, our Pastor preached a Thanksgiving message that relied heavily on the nostalgia of family holidays. I can certainly relate to that. As a child, holidays were a wonderful time. I remember Thanksgiving as a …
Anticipating Revelations from the Epstein Files The Epstein files are scheduled to be released soon. It was reported earlier in the year that Kash Patel had dispatched hundreds of federal agents to examine them in …
“If religion is messy, we are a nation of slobs.” So writes Liz Bucar in the introduction to her book, Stealing My Religion. This thought gives me pause as I reflect on the current state …
Is the church and America guilty of the sin of Sodom? Wow! What a provocative question. Given the political culture in the USA right now, the mind automatically goes to issues like same-sex marriage and …
Like most people, I did not get Raptured on Rosh Hashanah. At this point, I have not been a part of a Rapture-emphasizing tradition for more of my life than I was, but I came …
What did Jesus do? If we are honest, we have to admit that evangelicals often treat people badly, and we certainly do not have a good reputation. The hackneyed church expression is that we are …
“Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength . . .” (Psalm 8:2) Our middle child, Paul, married a wonderful young woman, Krystyana, whom we were so pleased to welcome into …