The fact that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, the two least trusted candidates in the primary season, are running as candidates of the major parties shows that the American primary system is…
Category: Journal
My journey
God Has Taken the Spiritual Initiative; Faith is Our Response
“The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to him” (2 Chronicles. 16:9). “All throughout…
A Hopeful Commentary for our Democracy’s Future
In the midst of this woeful campaign season where more Americans dislike their candidates than ever before, one wonders about a way to a solution. The system seems broken. Here’s a commentary…
New study of gender identity causes
Gender identity continues to be in the news. This study opposes the prevailing mantra that genes directly cause a person to become gay. However, it does say that the evidence shows that…
Wisdom for Preserving Things
Maybe it’s natural as we get older be more interested in preserving things. When I was younger, I don’t recall being interested in preserving history in the way that I am…
Praying Deeply
A Devotional Challenge This year I’ve been reading from one of my favorite devotional books, A Guide To Prayer For Ministers And Other Servants. Each week, there are some readings to…
Observations for Mainline churches
George Barna is an experienced researcher who has studied churches for many years. Here is an article that seek to flag possible issues that may be leading to the decline that mainline…
Sexuality may be more fluid than our culture thinks
My reading of brain research has pointed toward the conclusion that human sexual orientation is more fluid than is culturally believed to be true. This has been heretical to say. If you…
Good news about church marriages and why
Contrary to some reports, a careful review of marriage statistics by a Harvard trained researcher, Shaunti Feldhahn, has good news about church marriages. It reports that the divorce rate for people who…
Our Hearts are Broken
A Christian singer is gunned down while signing autographs at the end of the concert by a gunman who did not know her and came there specifically to kill. Before the…