There are people with Christian morals and then there are moralistic Christians. What’s the difference and which are you? People with Christian morals are humble, just, and compassionate Moralistic Christians are proud, corrupt, and indifferent People with Christian morals traffic in servanthood, peace, and impartiality Moralistic Christians are self-righteously superior, power abusers, and bigoted Who …
Barney’s Newest Book
Guess what? I’ve written another book (my 4th, but who’s counting?). It should be available as an eBook in the next couple months. It’s called Missional, Merciful, Worshipful Christians and Their Churches: A Study of Luke Chapter Ten OK, I know the title’s long, but really the book isn’t. At least not compared to War …
Townhall Trump
A piece of the transcript from last Tuesday night’s Town Hall Meeting in Flint, Michigan. Nothing is doctored. It’s Donald Trump’s word-for-word response to one of the questions he was asked from the audience. A man named Isaiah: “And my question to you, sir, is what do you see as the major threats to the …
King Saul and Donald Trump: A Comparison
[You’re so very welcome to share your thoughts, but please read the post before rushing a response to the title.] Give us a king! We don't care what it costs. About a thousand years before Jesus, the Israelites adamantly pled for a king so they could “be like other nations and have someone to fight …
Tactics for Tumultuous Times
“Nothing like this has ever happened or been seen from the day when the sons of Israel came up from the land of Egypt to this day. Consider it, take counsel and speak up!” (Judges 19:30) Think these times in the world and in America are bad? Anxious and disillusioned, are you? I recommend you …
