For several years I have been hearing and reading lots of Christians, many of them leaders in churches, talk about the persecution that Christians are under in the United States and how it is going to get worse. In the last few days I have read and heard numerous doom and gloom scenarios about the …
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Have We Lost Our Way?
ON JANUARY 13, 2021 BY DAN LACICH There is a line from The Hobbit where Bilbo Baggins is perplexed, and alone, and unsure of where to go, or what to do. In that moment he says, “I have lost my dwarves, my wizard, and my way”. The dwarves were his traveling companions on a mission to restore the …
The Trayvon Martin Case: What Would Jesus Say to Sanford Florida, You, and Me?
I have done all I could to avoid writing about the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. It seemed obvious that there was no need for one more voice to be put into the cacophony of anger, confusion, and dismay over what is at the bottom line an unbelievably painful tragedy for two families. But two things have led …
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Love Your Neighbor; Or Not
In a tragic and ironic twist a modern-day Good Samaritan is left to die on the side of the road instead of being helped by the people who pass him by. The phrase "Good Samaritan" has come down to us from a story told by Jesus. In the tale an unknown man is beaten and …
Haiti, the Future, and You
At some point the attention of the world will move away from Haiti. It will happen for any number of reasons and probably a combination of them all; disaster fatigue on our parts, some new item will hit the news and replace Haiti, the drama of rescues will subside, the slow work of rebuilding is …
Provocative Bible Verses: No One Lacked Anything They Needed
Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. The Book of Acts 2:45 If there was ever a passage that ran counter to our culture of accumulation then this is it. The first generation of followers of Jesus made sure that no one who was a part of their new …
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Is Your Faith Relevant, or Provocative?
"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they …
Dan Lacich: Provocative Christian Living 