Preaching for the President's Inauguration
I received a call a couple of weeks ago from a White House staffer inviting me to preach the National Prayer Service that is a part of the...
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Put God Back in Public Schools?
One reaction to the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School has been a call to “put God back in the schools.” I even heard one...
No, Everything Doesn't Happen for a Reason
“Everything happens for a reason,” he said as he reflected upon the terrible events that had occurred in Newtown, Connecticut. I...
The Price of Ending the Charitable Deduction
I’ve been following with interest the conversations in Washington about the fiscal cliff and the debate about how to raise revenue while cutting...
The World Ending at 5:00 p.m. Today?
So thousands of people around the world believe that today is the day the world ends. I’m guessing not many of you reading this page actually...
A Christian Vision Moving Forward
In 1630, as the Arbella was sailing to the New World with a ship full of Puritans who would settle the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Governor John...
Congressman Broun's Remarks on Evolution
Today, I'm blogging at the Huffington Post about Congressman Paul Broun's recent comments about evolution…
Is Papyrus Fragment Suggesting Jesus Had a Wife Authentic?
Earlier this week, the news media reported the discovery of a papyrus fragment (an ancient scrap of paper) that quotes Jesus as mentioning his...
Politics and Religion
This week the Democrats will be holding their national convention in Charlotte. I wrote last week about the role of a candidate’s faith in his or...
Faith and the Presidential Election
What role does your faith play in determining who you vote for for president of the United States? What role should a candidate’s faith play in...
Bearing One Another's Burdens
In the last two posts, we’ve been discussing the power of the team. We’ve looked at how we’re meant to encourage one another, and to challenge...
Provoking One Another to Love and Good Deeds
In my last post, I talked about the importance of being a member of a team. We looked at how teammates encourage one another. Today, let’s look at...