Have you noticed how quickly people can turn on Jesus? I’m talking about going from showering him with accolades and then when he doesn’t automatically make everything in their lives better on the spot, they not only leave the faith, but go from accolades to antagonism. Two incidents in the life of Jesus, one at …
What Does a Thomas Kinkade Painting Have to do With the DHS?
The family foundation of the late Thomas Kinkade demanded that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stop posting his art on social media. According to the family, the government agency misused “Morning Pledge”—which depicts children holding hands to hearts as an American flag is raised—“to promote division and xenophobia.” DHS posted the image on X …
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What Will Make 2026 a Better Year?
2026 will be a better year if the Lord gets his due and we don’t Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name! (Psalm 29:2) His due is glory and our due is whatever is the opposite of glory. What he deserves is praise and what we deserve is, well, not praise. I can’t honestly say that this summarizes …
The Christmas Sheep That Got Away
I’ve told this story a number of times before, each a therapeutic catharsis. Since my healing from the PTSD initiated by this event improves with each writing and every reading, if you care at all about my emotional well-being, please read this and tell me you did. I had seen a live Nativity scene at another …
Believe Me, Trust is the Issue
"One of the biggest obstacles in our attempts to influence people toward Jesus is that they don’t trust us. They don’t trust the Church, preachers, or Christians as a whole. And who can blame them? Unfortunately, our record, as they say, speaks for itself. While the majority of our faith community practices what they preach, …
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