A neighbor recently shared with me his philosophy for dealing with bad behavior. “Like the Bible says, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.” It is surprising to me the number of people who will quote this verse as a defense of retribution, violence, and vengeance believing they are taking a biblical […]
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Killed by the Church, Resurrected by Christ
January 7, 2015 
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I have recently had the pleasure of catching up with Rick Apperson. I attended a ministry school with Rick and his wife Sarah twenty years ago. Rick has recently published a book that recounts much of his life since that time. Killed by the Church, Resurrected by Christ is a memoir of Rick’s journey through the struggles […]
Continue reading25 Christian Blogs You Should Be Reading (2014 Readers’ Choice)
January 2, 2015 0 Comments
I am pleased to be among this great group of bloggers. Click the link below to read the whole list at Patheos.com. 25 Christian Blogs You Should Be Reading (2014 Readers’ Choice).
Continue reading Review of 2014
December 31, 2014 0 Comments
Here are a few things that many of us took in in 2014. These items are things that I thought were significant, impacting, or just fun. Serial Early this year many people were predicting that podcasts were on the decline. Then at the beginning of October Serial appeared, and changed the world. Serial was a weekly […]
Continue reading God Became Weak
December 23, 2014 0 Comments
This Christmas season I am reminded of the profound truth about God that is revealed to us through the incarnation of Jesus. When God enters into the weakness and filth of humanity, He demonstrates that power and goodness and victory over evil are not accomplished through demonstration of strength, violence, sovereignty, and wrath. Victory is […]
Continue reading Ferguson and Racism for Privileged People
November 25, 2014 0 Comments
Since the death of Michael Brown, a lot has been said about what Ferguson reveals about racism in America. Some of the conversation has been incredibly insightful; some of it has been ignorant and counter-productive. I don’t feel that I have much to add to the conversation about Ferguson and the shooting of Michael Brown. […]
Continue reading Naughty or Nice and Christmas Warriors
November 19, 2014 1 Comment
Every year the American Family Association releases the Naughty or Nice List. This is a rating of the level to which American retailers acknowledge Christmas. Companies on the Nice list are considered “Christmas-friendly.” The Nice list includes Ace Hardware, JC Penny, and Target among others. The Marginal list includes Starbucks and Best Buy. The dreaded Naughty […]
Continue reading Ebola and the Politics of Fear
November 16, 2014 0 Comments
“This deadly virus has acquired a death toll of nearly 5,000 individuals worldwide. In order to successfully control this outbreak, community engagement is KEY.” That is an excerpt from a letter which I received this week from my Republican representative to the state congress of Virginia (a state which has had not even a rumor of Ebola). Most […]
Continue reading Quotes from I Stand Sunday
November 3, 2014 0 Comments
I Stand Sunday was a gathering on the evening of Sunday, November 2nd, in Houston, Texas. This gathering was organized by the Family Research Council in response to Houston’s equal rights ordinance and the mayor’s subpoenas to five local pastors. Six thousand people attended the gathering while tens of thousands of others watched via the internet. The […]
Continue reading Superstition vs True Religion
October 26, 2014 0 Comments
Superstition is not simply fears of black cats, breaking mirrors or walking under ladders. Superstition is applying supernatural power to something other than God. God has the power to create, to heal, and to give life. Nothing else has that power. During this time of year, leading up to Halloween, it is valuable to reflect […]
Continue reading Another Excerpt from Persecution Complex
October 25, 2014 2 Comments
The American Christian Persecution Narrative: A Definition The film Back to the Future is a prime example of the dominant cultural script of the 1980s. In the film, Michael J. Fox plays Marty McFly, who accidentally travels back in time to 1955. In the process, he accidentally causes the teenage version of his mother to […]
Continue reading Pleasing God
October 22, 2014 0 Comments
We often view the teachings of Jesus as a broad set of rules and commands. This is the wrong way to understand Jesus. When the distill down the essence of Jesus’ message we see that he is imploring his followers to leave behind their old way of thinking and living and enter into a new […]
Continue reading Persecution in America part 3
October 5, 2014 2 Comments
The last question of the survey deals with the respondent’s personal experience with discrimination. This is especially revealing, because it has little to do with what is seen on the news or read on the internet, but with everyday experience. The responses from those who claimed discrimination for their faith is especially troubling. It seems […]
Continue reading Persecution in America part 2
October 2, 2014 1 Comment
The second part of the survey results are very interesting. While some people believe that Christians experience legitimate discrimination, the majority see the issue quite differently. Also, check out part 1 and part 3 of the survey results. My book Persecution Complex examines this issue in some detail. Learn more about the book here.
Continue reading Persecution in America
October 1, 2014 2 Comments
I recently conducted an online survey regarding the perceptions of Christians in America regarding religious persecution. The results are quite interesting. Here are a few of them. Read more about persecution in America in Persecution Complex, in book stores in November. Click here to read a sample.
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