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A Higher Power

It is not a difficult thing to discern the nature of someone else’s god. Some people carry their religion on their sleeve, advertising their spiritual commitments on bumper stickers or t-shirts. You can tell the Amish by their clothing, even … Continue reading

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Lie Upon Lie

It is my habit, when teaching my ethics students at the local community college to ask them this straightforward question- is it every ethical to tell a lie? The great majority of students affirm that there are circumstances where such … Continue reading

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Last Things Last?

“Last things last,” that’s what I used to say. It seemed to me that there were plenty of difficult theological issues for us to wade through without having to worry about the end times. We all agree, after all, that … Continue reading

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Sacred Marriage; My Valentine; Preaching Against the State

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything podcast

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Why did God destroy Sodom?

There are, in our day, two principle competing views on how to answer this question. Because we live in a world where those committing sexual perversion have become a protected class, certain circles of the church have rushed to accommodate … Continue reading

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Christ Is Lord

It is ugly out there. We live in a world where money is debt, boys are girls, babies are burdens, libraries are kiddy strip clubs and free speech is considered too expensive. A man is sent packing from the Temple … Continue reading

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A Wonderful Life?

It’s a question that has been asked for millenia, even making multiple appearances in the Bible itself. What if, or in statement form, I wish, I had never been born? Capra’s account of the life and impact of the fictional … Continue reading

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M-M-M-My Corona

As I type I’m on day 4 of quarantine. My precious wife is on day 2. This go around has already proven to be significantly less intense than the first one. Still unpleasant mind you, but not like the first … Continue reading

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Meat, Idols and Sins, Oh My

Do Christians have a moral obligation to boycott companies that support unbiblical causes? No. Christians, of course disagree on this. And when we disagree we can usually expect someone to trot out the whole “meat offered to idols” and weaker … Continue reading

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Giving Offense

When the world embraces as truth the postmodern notion that all truth claims are a hidden exercise of power we ought not to be surprised when counter-offensives come in the form of self-victimization. OK, let me try that again. When … Continue reading

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