After School Satan?

FILE THIS UNDER MISSING THE FOREST FOR THE TREES: Christians as well as other folks are up in arms at the prospect of after-school clubs that openly try and “evangelize” and train students in the dark arts. And obviously we should be. But what most people miss is that this kind of stuff is the…

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Trump as Cyrus? Really?

I have been told by more than a few sincere Christian friends that the Lord has anointed Donald Trump to be the next president. And I have seen variations of it posted in cyberspace more times now than I can count. God, the gist of it goes, has chosen an admittedly very earthy, earthen vessel…

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When the Curtain Lifts

There are moments in life when a smattering of events suddenly lock into synchronous orbit, ever so slightly lifting the curtain that divides the temporal from the eternal and granting us a deeper glimpse into the Mystery: All the world is truly a stage and each of us are players. And for those who through…

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The Perils of Voting One’s Conscience

The vast majority of people who will vote on November 8th will do so based on what their conscience tells them is right. The obvious problem here is that a large percentage of them—likely a sizeable majority—have consciences formed or at least influenced by the vagaries of fallen human reasonings and desires as well as…

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The White Oak Spoke?

This white oak, the oldest in America and more than twice as old as our nation, is dying. Under its spreading branches George Whitefield once preached to 3,000 people as the fires of the Great Awakening began to sweep across the colonies and gave rise to the experiment in Christian liberty that is America. Most…

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Footnote to “Stolen Valor”: The Orlando Terrorist Attack

I wrote this article very much aware of the specter of the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub a week ago–aware also that my thoughts can be seen and will certainly be interpreted by some as insensitive and just another contribution to the “homophobia” that helps foment acts of aggression towards members of the LGBTQ…

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STOLEN VALOR AND THE CAMPAIGN TO NORMALIZE HOMOSEXUALITY

(Important: Please read my comment on this article in light of the terrorist attack in Orlando.) On Friday, June 24, President Obama designated a new national monument at the site of the Stonewall uprising in New York City “to honor the broad movement for LGBT equality”. This was just the latest in a series of…

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