GOING HOME How do we get our kids home from the Far Country? Jesus told a story about a rebel who ran off to the Far Country, only to end up penniless, friendless, and famished. He must have felt like the ragged young man I saw on a New York City sidewalk...
Our Flawed Heroes If perfection is our measure, there can be no statues in the public square. Happy 244th Birthday, America! Or so we wish. But this Fourth of July is anything but happy. It seems that our nation has descended into madness. ...
Systemic Racism or Sin? Until we see social injustice in terms of sin, we will never solve our problems. In 1973, Karl Menninger wrote a bestseller, Whatever Became of Sin? In it,the renowned psychologist projected that eventually the word “sin” would disappear...
Racial Tensions & Job’s Friends “…it’s a good time for old white guys to shut up and listen.” Kevin Bacon recently chatted virtually with Jimmy Fallon about the current racial tension in America. The actor said, “For an old guy like me, born in 1958, to...
Between Two Mountains There’s a growing rage that’s more contagious and deadlier than the coronavirus. Alicia Garza, whose Facebook post gave birth to the Black Lives Matter movement, recently wrote, “I have to be honest. I feel like I live in a constant state...
