Reasons A Christian Pastor Should Quit Blogging
You know who you are. Your blog bio proclaims your ‘love of open dialogue’. You ‘enjoy helping people grow spiritually’. You cherish ‘meaningful conversation between people living out their faith’. This is for you. Here are 3 reasons you should quit blogging.* 1. You don’t actually ‘love open dialogue’. See, in an open dialogue… …opinions […]
And Now A Word from Your Sponsor
And now a word from your sponsor. Today is brought to you by the unfathomable power and grace of God. There are no co-sponsors assisting Him. You are experiencing life at this moment because the giver of all good things enables you to draw breath. You did nothing to deserve this day. You did not […]
You Can’t Be Good Without God
Christians should stop thinking about pagans as “good people” who just need to follow Jesus. The atheists and humanists are quite fond of touting the idea that they are, “Good without God.” In their minds, basic “goodness” is inherent in people and we don’t need to believe the superstitions of religion to tap into our […]
Would Jesus Get Vaccinated?
The consensus on Facebook seems to be that Jesus would absolutely get vaccinated for COVID. It follows that everyone who wants to be like Jesus would also get vaccinated. I’m not interested in offering my opinion because I don’t think I’m capable of predicting what Jesus would do. Christ often did unexpected things. Someone in […]
Self Expression Is A Waste of Time
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” That’s from the Bible. Many Christians prefer not to use that particular text because it’s pretty divisive. Modern English has another word for people who don’t believe in God: “Atheist.” We like that word better because it is much more dignified. Fools don’t mind being […]
Chaplain Is An Atheist
Harvard University hired a new Chaplain who happens to be an atheist. Years ago, this is the kind of thing I used to joke about on stage. The idea that a person who doesn’t believe in God is suited to be a spiritual leader is absurd. There’s no way an atheist would even apply to […]
Taliban Is Living Their Truth
For more than a few Americans, freedom of religion means operating without any religion whatsoever. The local church is empty on Sunday morning because church attendance is not what saves people. Neither is reading scripture, repenting from sin, or behaving with some kind of self-control. We acknowledge that church is made of “messy people” whose […]
Common Sense is Unreliable
I’ve heard a lot of talk about “common sense” safety. Essentially, it is the belief that safety is achieved by taking common sense precautions. Without question, common sense helps keep me safe in certain circumstances. A seatbelt keeps me from flying through the windshield in a crash. Cages at the zoo keep me from getting […]
Someone Has It Worse
As the United States forces pull out of Afghanistan, I want to say that I have no problems worth mentioning. I live under a roof. There is more than a few days worth of food in the fridge. Clean water flows from a couple of places INSIDE my house. There is no reason for me […]
Don’t Politicize Your Politics
The polite way to tell someone to, “Shut up,” used to be: “Keep your religion private.” For a few decades, Christians faithfully obeyed this societal law and remained silent about stuff like abortion and same sex marriage. We focused on creating a welcoming culture in preparation for the day when bedraggled sinners would stumble through […]