5 things church leaders wish they'd done differently during COVID
As the church regathered, they were better prepared to reach and minister to the community where God has placed them.
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'Unmasking’ critical race theory
After this week's column it would be wise for Bill to employ a food taster at Capitol Hill receptions and D.C. dinner parties. Why? It is quite simple – he has told the truth to the progressive elites, and they often react viscerally and violently to such effrontery.
Re-imaging America: Prophecy of people group against people group (pt 2)
Further, extremists on both sides of the socio-cultural divide are ready with ideological torch in hand to ignite the old prejudices and conflicts that once set the nation itself ablaze. One of the firebrands presently generating heat is critical race theory.
Stirring up the crowd: Jesus' time and today
It was the same back in Jesus’ day. His enemies didn’t have Twitter or other social media vehicles to instantly demonize a person so they had to do it the old fashioned way.
Proud to be American? Why grateful is a better word
For me, and for millions of Christians, being an American is a divinely bestowed blessing. Being born an American is like being born on third base in the great scheme of things and being proud of it is like being born on third base and thinking you hit a triple. No, we among all humanity, are the most fortunate of people, to have been, in the providence of God, born “American.”
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A school horror story that didn't fit the narrative
These school boards don't just serve the families who have kids in school — they serve the entire community. So every one of us can — and should — show up to these meetings and demand the truth about what's happening behind classroom doors. Because, as Scott Smith will tell you, it might not spare his daughter — but it could spare someone else's.
The Church's handling of sex abuse leaves much to be desired
It is time for us to say unequivocally, “We have nothing to hide, so we have nothing to fear.”
I am immunocompromised. Here is why I got vaccinated
Sometime after that, a good friend and doctor whom I work with in the hospital had said to me that “whatever you get with the vaccine is better than getting COVID,” and I knew he was right.
Should we cut these verses about unity out of our Bible?
If there is one thing that seems spiritually certain it is that the Church will always be divided. Our factions and differences and divisions seem as fixed as the rising of the sun. Yet the Bible speaks of a day when we will all come together in the unity of the faith. How can this possibly be true?
Current tax proposals: Critiquing 2 promises
Most of you won’t be surprised to know that political rhetoric often doesn’t conform to economic reality. The current spending and tax increase proposals are a vivid case in point.
Meet Martin Luther: A man with conviction and a mission
During the debate, as Luther faced down the emperor during the Diet of Worms, he uttered these now-famous lines, known for their ringing courage and refusal to compromise the truth, no matter the cost:
Was Afghanistan worth it? Decorated combat veteran answers
That is the solemn vow that America makes to its sons and daughters that go into harm’s way: We will not leave you behind. That applies to our civilians, to the Afghans that stood up and are now being hunted down for the sole crime of helping Americans.
Abortion is not an act of love
A woman who actively wills the elimination and destruction of her preborn child is acting directly contrary to love. As are those men who encourage their partner to abort their child.