Let’s talk about some approaches to voting that I believe are generally speaking not the best ways to go about this particular civic duty. The Pessimistic Non-Voter “It’s no use even voting. We’re just passing through this world. Politics is dirty, I don’t want its cooties on me. Let the world go to hell if …
What Laws Can and Cannot Do
People ask me why I waste my time writing about what’s going on in our country’s political sphere. “Governments and politics can’t change the real problem, which is in the human heart,” they say. “And only God can do that. Shouldn’t we focus our attention to sharing Christ with people and praying their hearts will …
PRAISE THE LORD AND PASS THE ORDNANCE! “Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.” Martin Luther King Jr. I don’t expect non-Christians to think or act like Christians. But I’m starting to lose hope for more Christians to think and act like Christ. In too many …
Have Your Eyes Seen the Glory?
Faith is… A different way of seeing. A different way of being. And it sees different things that without faith we wouldn’t see. Lastly, what it sees makes a difference and how we act. On April 3, 1968, at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee the night before his assassination, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his …
Missional, Merciful, Worshipful: An Introduction
This is the introductory chapter of the book. You can listen to the 7-minute audio (above) and/or read the text (below). I hope you'll get the rest of the "Pay What You Can" book here. All the proceeds go to a very worthy cause. Fans of the game of baseball fawn over the “five-tool player.” …
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