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BLOG 5/6/18. THE CLASH OF FAITH-POSITIONS Every once-in-a-while, in our normal communications in daily life, it is worthwhile to stop and remind ourselves that every one, no matter how adamantly irreligious they may profess to be … everyone has a … Continue reading →

BLOG 3/2/18. POLITICS, THE EMPIRE, … AND DANIEL Politics in the 6th century BC were a bit more ruthless and obvious for the inhabitants of Israel than are so much that we are encountering today, what with the subtle and … Continue reading →

BLOG 2/23/18. THE PRIMARY MINISTRY OF GOD’S PEOPLE IS NOT IN CHURCH MEETINGS … BUT IN THE REALITIES OF THER 24/7 INCARNATIONS. For 60 years, I was a pastor-teacher in the church. For whatever reason, I never found much company … Continue reading →

BLOG 2/20/18. “LOST IN THE COSMOS” … OR, ARMED WITH HOPE?  The human quest for meaning is not a new one, but the current chaotic scene, that can easily breed hopelessness, has taken on new dimensions. The government no longer … Continue reading →

BLOG 2/16/18. “AND COULD YOU DO IT WITH TENDERNESS, HORACE?” In the mid-19th century there were two friends who were very devout and effective pastors in Scotland: Robert Murray McCheyne and Horatius Bonar. They would regularly get together on Monday … Continue reading →

BLOG 2/13/18. THE TRAVESTY OF MARDI GRAS Unless one has lived in a city such as New Orleans (or Mobile, AL, or Rio de Janeiro) it is difficult to comprehend the total madness that consumes the city in the annual … Continue reading →

BLOG 2/9/18. “BE READY … REPROVE, REBUKE, AND EXHORT/TEACH …” There are a couple of most practical texts in the New Testament that don’t get much press: “… be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, … Continue reading →

BLOG 2/6/18. HONESTLY, ALL OF CHRIST’S PEOPLE ARE IMMIGRANTS! There is so much political flap these days about what to do with the surge of immigrants and refugees, what with so much total insensitivity to the humanitarian needs and the … Continue reading →

BLOG 1/30/18. RESPONSE TO RELIGION: DISMISSIVE DIS-INTEREST I have sometimes written that the dominant religion among the emerging generation is self-satisfied humanism. Maybe I need to revise that and designate it as dismissive disinterest. The fact stares one in the … Continue reading →

BLOG. 1/23/18. OUR OBLIGATION TO MUSLIM NEIGHBORS? LOVE AND HOSPITALITY. I am constrained, what with the remarks by some prominent national leaders (not to mention some ostensible Christians of prominence) making prejudiced and demeaning references to Muslim immigrants as well … Continue reading →