Recently a friend told me of a conversation he had about God. When the person found out that he followed Jesus she told him she had a list of questions for God. One of them was, "why does God hate Halloween?" My first thought was "wow, I didn't see that coming". My next thought was, …
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The World Ends on May 21st Part 2
Just thought I would add this link from CNN's religion blog. It gives great background into the folks traveling the country proclaiming that their leader has figured out that the world will end on Saturday. Admittedly you have to admire their willingness to forsake everything to get out the message that they think is true, …
May 21st and the End of the World
Maybe you've seen the billboards. Apparently many people have been wrong about the end of the world. It will not come in December of 2012 like some students of the Aztec Calendar think. We don't have that much time. In fact we have very little time. Only to this Saturday to be exact. At least …
Responding to the Death of Bin Laden
I have seen a huge out pouring of celebration and joy from countless people across Facebook, Twitter, and outside the White House on the news. It rivals the cheering for a Super Bowl or World Series victory celebration. Something about this carnival like atmosphere gives me a certain discomfort and leaves me puzzled. There are …
Trapped in a Suburban Twilight Zone
"As a Christian there is stuff I know we should be doing, and really want to be doing, but in our lives right now there just isn't enough time." Does that sound like something you have said? If you haven't said it, is it at least how you have felt, yet you never dared speak …
Easter: The Most Important Day in History
Historians love to speculate on the what ifs of major historical events. What if Oswald had missed in November of 1963 in Dealy Plaza? What if Von Stauffenberg had armed both bombs and placed them on the other side of the table leg in Hitler's Wolf's Lair? What if Richard the Lionheart had lived to …
Blessed are the Peacemakers
Matt 5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. In a time of revolution and upheaval, and following possibly the most violent century on record, it seems almost laughable that there could possibly any real hope of bringing peace into the world. Yet Jesus seems to think that there are …
Why I Bonsai
People often ask me about my hobby of doing Bonsai. What got you interested? Why do you do it? There are a couple of reasons that all merged together one day several years ago. First of all there is the plane fact that Bonsai trees are flat-out amazing. When you see a three-foot tall pine …
Blessed are the Merciful: The Irony of Angry Christians
Matthew 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. I continue to be perplexed at the anger and rejection that so many Christians heap on people whose sin is obvious and public. What befuddles me is that this is about as far from doing what Jesus did as you can get. I look …
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President Obama: Christian or Muslim?
One thing you have to love about people, is the way we can refuse to let the facts get in the way of a good preconceived notion, conspiracy theory, or deeply held conviction. Depending on which poll you read in the past several months, anywhere from 18 to 24% of Americans still think that the …
Alabama Governor Says, “You’re Not My Brother”
Alabama Governor, Robert Bentley has people in an outrage over comments he recently made at a church where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was once pastor. Politics Daily is reporting that Bentley was making the point that as Governor he is color blind and serves all the people of the state equally. But he went …
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Why Being Thankful Just Doesn’t Cut It.
I know that this week is all about being thankful. I know that the Bible is clear that we are to give thanks in all things. I wrote a blog on that very topic sometime back. Give Thanks in All Things. In spite of that I have to admit that I am having second thoughts …
Blessed are the Pure in Heart
Matthew 5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. I have wondered why this is my least favorite of the Beatitudes that Jesus spoke. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that it has a lot to do with the fact that of the group this is the …
Why Zambia Needs Jesus
I have traveled enough to have seen my share of Third World Poverty. From Swaziland, to the Amazon Basin, to India poverty has a somewhat familiar face. There is a difference between the rural and urban face of poverty but generally speaking when you see rural poverty in one country it looks a lot like …
Burn a Qur’an for Jesus.
Okay, it has been awhile since I have posted on what I consider to be a stupid move by Christians. Not that there hasn't been any material to work from. But this one is over the top and I just had to say something before my head exploded. It is being reported in CNN that …
The Provocative Christian 