November 20, 2024 A Religious and Political Commentary

If There Are No Dogs in Heaven

January 18, 2024

January 18, 2024

“If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” ~ Will...

The Beast and the Woman

April 14, 2022

April 14, 2022

One of my favorite classes to teach is a study of the New Testament book of Revelation, the final book...

The Mean Streets of the City

December 17, 2021

December 17, 2021

Nearly ¼ of the world’s population lives in squatters’ settlements in major cities. And for the first time in my...

The Soul of Work

October 25, 2021

October 25, 2021

The Washington Post reports that in our nation there are still 8.2 million jobs left to fill (May, 2021). That...

and justice for all?

January 14, 2021

January 14, 2021

Critical theory is an approach to social philosophy that focuses on a critique of society and culture in order to...

Obituary for 2020

December 28, 2020

December 28, 2020

The year 2020 breathed its last, COVID-infected breath on December 31 at 11:59 p.m. Although it was only one year...

Eco-pocalypse

October 16, 2019

October 16, 2019

Let’s begin with a confession: We Evangelicals aren’t the most eco-friendly lot. I recycle and conserve water, but I also...

How Do You Know?

September 18, 2019

September 18, 2019

Doctor to patient: “Well, I’ve got bad news and worse news. The bad news is you have 24 hours to...

Religion

August 7, 2019

August 7, 2019

According to Science Daily, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world. Make that 4,201. I realized this as I...

It Was Good

May 30, 2019

May 30, 2019

In the Genesis account of God’s creation of the world, there is an important, repeated refrain: “God saw that it...