No God, no injustice
I sometimes wonder how many of those who oppose ICE’s immigration activity in the name of justice have a foundation for their anger and indignance. On what do they anchor their perception of… Continue reading
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It’s good to be right, and left
We are a divided people because we are not the same. You lean this way; I lean that. Sever the tie that binds us and we both fall. Strengthen it by appreciating the… Continue reading
Yes King
You know, having a king isn’t inherently bad. A king can be wise and good in his leadership, or weak and ignorant, selfish and malevolent, or any combination of various good and bad… Continue reading
Fuzzy features but clearly fearful
I’m struggling with the concept of hell. Unending torment…never ceasing…forever and ever and ever. It just doesn’t seem just. Here’s how the great 18th century preacher Jonathan Edwards described it: Consider what it… Continue reading
Who do you say that I am?
Roughly 2,000 years ago a man lived who would change the times and the seasons. No ordinary man, to be sure. In fact, so extraordinary that his life intersects with each one of… Continue reading
The scandalous cross
It’s like wearing a tiny electric chair on a chain. That’s how a pastor at our church once described the offense of the cross of Jesus Christ. He was talking about how something… Continue reading
The wise investigate the facts
“I don’t believe in Jesus.” If faith in Jesus determines one’s eternal destiny, as I believe it does, the above declaration of non-faith is a dangerous one. So if someone I care about… Continue reading
God’s love – a case from reason
“God so loved the world…” Other than perhaps Matthew 7:1, “Do not judge….,” a favorite of non-believers, John 3:16 has to be the best known New Testament verse and it begins with a… Continue reading
Why we don’t see loaves or limbs “magically” appear
You’re giving me a chunk of bread and a piece of fish and you want me to do what? One of Jesus’s signature miracles is the feeding of the five thousand, recorded by… Continue reading
Touchdown Jesus
Here it comes. Wait for it…. First, I’d like to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Ugh. Now get on with how YOU and YOUR TEAM won the Super Bowl. What does… Continue reading
Imagine there’s no heaven…or Super Bowl
Imagine there’s no heaven. It’s easy if you try. No hell below us . . . above us only sky. Imagine no heaven or hell, and no religion too. John Lennon said it’s… Continue reading
MAGA
There’s a familiar parable, of sorts, that goes like this: Imagine you’re walking home alone late at night and see six men approaching you. Would you be less fearful or concerned if you… Continue reading
It’s #1 for a reason
Many Christians like me were dismayed to hear John Lennon’s anti-religion anthem “Imagine” being sung at President Jimmy Carter’s funeral. Whose idea was that, I wondered. But apparently it was his favorite song,… Continue reading
Beauty full
I’ve always loved fireworks and am still in awe of the whole pyrotechnic thing. I love how they start out small and condensed, plain and unattractive in appearance, and end up huge and… Continue reading
We must believe the bad to experience the good
“I’ve got good news and bad news.” Oh, the fearful, suspended anticipation such an announcement tends to create in us. Will the good outweigh the bad, or will the bad totally ruin… Continue reading