2019-03-27 20:37
Nancy Pelosi recently brought up the idea of lowering the voting age to 16. That makes perfect sense—if you are a Democrat. Pelosi knows that the teachers’ unions are thoroughly… Read More
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2019-03-20 15:04
I understand that more and more prominent Democrats, like Elizabeth Warren for example, are calling for the elimination of the Electoral College, making presidential elections depend entirel… Read More
2019-03-19 13:39
I must admit, it infuriates me!Since February, “As many as 280 people were killed inChristian communities” by militant Muslims in Nigeria. In fact, over 1,800 Christians were mur… Read More
2019-03-15 19:14
It hasn’t even been 24 hours since the New Zealand shooting when Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mocked the NRA (and Christians) saying, “What good are your thoughts & prayers when… Read More
2019-02-25 18:05
I just read an article from the February 7 edition of the National Review entitled, “Infanticide and the Left” by Ramesh Ponnuru. The author made the following observat… Read More
2018-11-27 19:57
There is an easy solution to the immigration problem. Some of our more prominent Left wing politicians, media elites, and Hollywood activists just need to travel to the Mexican border to exp… Read More
2018-11-05 16:10
In 1992 when Bill Clinton was running for President, there was a sign on campaign headquarters that said, “It’s the economy, stupid!” This became the Democrat mantra as if… Read More
2018-10-19 13:36
Would you want the government to have the power to force an African-American caterer to cater a KKK event? Would you want the government to have the power to force the Muslim owner of a sign… Read More
2018-03-20 20:15
IMHO, we often get bogged down in the details of the school shootings/gun control debate and miss the bigger picture. Here is my take on the gun issue. Very generally speaking, conserv… Read More
2017-11-29 20:57
National Geographic just published an article entitled “The Real Jesus” by Kristin Romey (National Geographic,December 2017, 40-68). Here are some random thoughts.First, I was pl… Read More
2017-11-22 20:03
In Luke 10:25-28 a Jewish legal authority asks Jesus how to inherit eternal life. Jesus asks him what the Law (of Moses) says and the man responds saying that people must Love God with all t… Read More
2017-11-09 13:41
It is important to understand that the debate about Intelligent Design is not about science, reality or truth. Don’t misunderstand—Intelligent Design is all about science, realit… Read More
2017-11-07 20:40
After the mass murder of 26 innocent people in a Texas church, the knee-jerk reaction of Progressives is as predictable as the morning sunrise—push for more gun control legislation! I… Read More
2017-11-03 16:53
People need to make a distinction between ethnic diversity and cultural diversity. Ethnic diversity is a good thing. It is a core Christian value. Jesus commanded us to go into all the world… Read More
2017-02-15 19:12
I just read a blog post by someone named Jared. Jared argued that Christians need to show more love and compassion, but that by taking a stand against evil we often become "the voice of… Read More
2017-01-25 17:07
I just finished reading Mind & Cosmos; Why the materialist New-Darwinian conception of nature is almost certainly false, by Thomas Nagel who is a world-class philosopher. I need to prefa… Read More
2016-11-03 15:39
Jesus came from a long line of political agitators who spoke out against the personal sins, social evils and even political policies of their rulers and governments. Nathan (1 Ki 13), Jehu (… Read More
2016-10-30 20:40
Democrats sure are sure funny aren’t they?Democrats rage against the elite, powerful, wealthy, privileged 1%.—Then they nominate a candidate who is one of the elite, powerful, we… Read More
2016-09-27 14:10
I think Trump blew a perfect opportunity last night! The moderator and Hillary were focusing on Trump’s failure to release his taxes and Hillary went off on all kinds of wild speculati… Read More
2016-09-16 19:59
I don’t mind it when people point out the flaws, sins and outright atrocities in America’s past. Heaven knows there have been more than enough of them! I get annoyed, however… Read More
2016-09-01 19:41
Contrary to modern opinion, Israel did not invade Palestine to take back their homeland! In fact, they did not take the land from anyone. There has always been a significant Jewish presence… Read More
2016-08-04 15:21
MatthewMatthew writes so his audience will know that Jesus is the Christ, the Savior and Son of God, and so his audience will repent and follow Jesus. Matthew places particular emphasis on J… Read More
2016-07-27 15:54
I keep getting annoying robo-calls from Donald Trump’s campaign. I don’t even listen—because what he has to say doesn’t matter to me. Donald Trump has a track record… Read More
2016-07-06 19:40
Ehrman begins chapter three of his book, Jesus before the Gospels, referring to a staged event that occurred in 1902. In this event, “a well-known criminologist named von Liszt wa… Read More
2016-06-16 17:54
After attacking the work of Birger Gerhardsson in chapter two of Jesus before the Gospels, Bart Ehrman then focuses on the work of Kenneth Bailey. From decades of work in the Middle East as… Read More
2016-06-09 19:58
In Jesus before the Gospels, Bart Ehrman asks the question, “wouldn’t Jesus’ followers have memorized his teachings and made sure that the stories about his life were not a… Read More
2016-06-08 14:18
In Jesus before the Gospels, Bart Ehrman cites numerous psychological studies demonstrating the unreliability of memory. As I read many of the research articles he cited, it occurred to me t… Read More
2016-06-07 19:10
The subtitle of Bart Ehrman’s new book, Jesus before the Gospels, summarizes the content in a nutshell: “How the earliest Christians remembered, changed, and invented their stori… Read More
2016-05-12 20:10
Both Barack Obama and Donald Trump consider themselves to be Christians. Those who have had the audacity to call their claims into question have often stirred a firestorm of criticism. Faith… Read More
2016-05-02 18:53
I was listening to someone on the radio this morning telling listeners to trust God more with the events in their lives. The message seemed to be that if we just trust God enough he will mak… Read More
2016-04-11 14:58
Regarding the Christian baker/florist vs. gay marriage debate, I would suggest that there are actually at least two separate issues that need to be clearly distinguished.First is the questio… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
The Washington Times (Saturday, March 15, 2014) reported that “during a conversation on the biblical story of Noah,” Bill Maher called God a “psychotic mass murderer”… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I recently attended a pastor’s workshop in which the leader—if I understood him correctly—taught that Christian witnessing is about telling what God is doing in your life… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Suppose a member of PETA owns a private photography company. Further suppose that the owner of a local butcher shop asked the photographer to take pictures for an ad promoting the butcher sh… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
In the early days of television there was a TV show called, “To Tell the Truth.” It was a game show in which a panel of four celebrities questioned three contestants. The panel w… Read More
2016-02-14 20:57
With the death of Justice Scalia Democrats are already coming out of the woodwork demanding that the Senate fulfill its constitutional duty and approve an Obama appointee to the Supreme Cour… Read More
2016-02-05 14:33
IntroductionIn his “Great Commission,” Jesus taught, “go and make disciples of all nations…teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you” (Mt 28.19-20)… Read More
2016-02-03 21:15
In an article published last week in the Huffington Post entitled, "Why a Christian can view Muhammad as a Prophet" the author demonstrated a phenomenal lack of knowledge regarding Muhammad… Read More
2015-12-04 17:14
Here is my Christmas wish list for a new President, not necessarily in any order (I really could not care less whether our President is a man or woman, relatively young or old, white, black… Read More
2015-07-07 19:26
Increasingly in America we are finding that Christians are losing jobs, losing businesses, being sued, being fined, etc. simply because they are living out their Christian convictions regard… Read More
2015-06-26 19:14
If the Constitution protects the "right" to same sex marriage, does it also protect the "right" to incestuous marriage, or the right for adults to marry children? If not, why not? On what po… Read More
2015-06-24 20:31
There is a very popular song--number 4 on Billboard's top 100 this week--called “Shut up and Dance” by a group called “Walk the Moon.” As I was listening to thi… Read More
2015-06-06 02:50
On a talk radio show today a caller voiced his opposition to illegal immigration. He said, suppose someone broke into your house. Would you allow him to stay and offer him amnesty? Of course… Read More
2015-05-16 01:51
I think it was Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev who warned that America would one day be destroyed from within. His words may turn out to be prophetic. America is under attack—from wit… Read More
2015-05-12 22:37
I love ham and BBQ pork. I understand that Jews and Muslims generally do not share my views on pork. In fact, I would imagine that some of them think my eating pork is downright sinful. That… Read More
2015-02-06 23:34
At the national prayer breakfast, President Obama was technically correct in saying that terrible things have been done in the name of Christ, just like terrible things are being done in the… Read More
2014-09-03 17:11
I turn on the news and see endless stories of ISIS which almost seemingly sprang up out of nowhere—as if “rising out of the sea.” I learn that they are extraordinarily well… Read More
2014-05-23 23:34
My article on Reza Aslan's Zealot, the Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, published in the Minnesota Christian Examiner, 2007. http://www.minnesota.christianexaminer.com/Articles/Nov… Read More
2013-12-17 19:25
What is it about freedom of religion that progressives do not seem to understand? Progressives regularly speak of “freedom of worship”—which to them seems to mean that we h… Read More
2013-12-16 15:11
Someone was preaching for me on Sunday so I visited a different church. The church was Evangelical and the pastor gave a salvation message talking of Jesus' love and urging people to believe… Read More
2013-12-13 13:29
Check out my new book, I Pledge Allegiance to the King. Just in time for Christmas :-) Read More
2013-11-05 19:45
Check out my article in the Christian Examiner on Reza Aslan's best selling book, Jesus the zealot Read More
2013-09-06 18:28
I'm puzzled by both Republicans and Democrats right now over the Syria issue. Back when Bush II invaded Iraq we could at least imagine that it was a clear case of good vs. evil--the evil, br… Read More
2013-06-29 23:46
The only good news is that the perpetrator has been caught. Will Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson denounce this racism? If this had been a video of a brutal attack by a white man on a black wom… Read More
2013-06-07 17:32
A gay couple in Colorado is now suing a Christian bakery owner for refusing to bake a cake for them. The gay couple is claiming discrimination.I'm not sure I agree with this Christian… Read More
2013-06-07 17:24
IntroductionI recently finished reading the “Complete and Updated” Catechism of the Catholic Church (New York : Doubleday, 1995. 845 pages!) which is the definitive statement of… Read More
2013-05-15 00:05
In case you’re one of those who doesn’t follow the news, you really should know what’s going on: 1) Citing national security concerns over leaked information, the Obam… Read More
2013-05-13 14:39
2013-05-08 22:21
You may recall that after the attack on our embassy in Benghazi, Libya the Obama administration quickly blamed the attack on a spontaneous protest caused by some American who was expressi… Read More
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