Is there really a war on Christmas? And who exactly is fighting it? Christmas: the annual festival of the Christian church commemorating the birth of Jesus: celebrated on December 25 and now generally observed as a legal holiday and an occasion for exchanging gifts. Inconsistent: lacking agreement, as one thing with another or two or […]
What Christmas is not (and is) More
… a former pastor … criticizing Starbucks for removing “Christmas from their cups because they hate Jesus.” Are you serious??? Exactly what do some people think Christmas is about? So here’s what this is about. Look at the cups in the image above. These are this year’s “Christmas season” cups at Starbucks. Now they are
No snowflakes = hating Jesus? More
I accept full responsibility How often do we hear that? But what are the consequences? What does it even mean? What does it mean to us? And what does it mean to others? There’s so much in the news lately about politicians and government workers taking “full responsibility” for one thing or
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Healing: The problem of “Does God still heal”? Does God heal today? Yes. What does the word “heal” mean? That depends. This is from a very special article I wrote almost four years ago. I’m updating now and moving it over here to prepare for a class that I’ll be doing soon. Updates for that
The Problem of “Does God still heal”? (or Not) More
The Right to die. A euphemism. At best – a claimed right to commit suicide. At worst – legalized murder. And where does this “right” come from? Let’s look deeper into this issue. As one who has tried to commit suicide – and obviously failed – it’s something I’ve examined before. As one with
Do we really have a “Right To Die”? More
“We have grown the entire brain from the get-go,” Judge Rules Frozen Embryos Are People the Supreme Court in the case of Gonzales v. Carhart ruled that Congress may ban certain late-term abortion techniques, “both previability and postviability” “Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall.”
Is “it” a human, a lump of tissue, or a lab experiment? More
The Alpha protects them all! Ps 12:5 “Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will protect them from those who malign them.” Ps 12:6 And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace of clay,
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The problem of Hope.
Hope. A problem? Absolutely!
A little hope is effective. A lot of hope is dangerous.
You have to realize where this quote is from to understand it. Please – read on.
The problem of ignoring laws
More and more, it seems that we live in a world where we pick and choose the laws we want to follow. Even the President does it. Not surprisingly, his Department of Justice does the same. Even the Supreme Court makes up laws when they don’t like the ones currently on the books. Then the states decide that’s unconstitutional – and choose to ignore those laws. Is it any wonder that individual people choose to do the same? But is there a down side to this “make your own rules” way of choosing which laws to follow or ignore?
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In Fiery Speeches, Francis Excoriates Global Capitalism I think Pope Francis has been, for the most part, like a breath of fresh air. But I think he missed the point on this one. From an article in the New York Times (sorry, the article is no longer available), we read – His speeches can blend
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