The rate of suicides taking place in the United States has reached unprecedented levels. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it has now become a public health concern. In the US, suicide is now the 10th leading cause of death for adults. For teens it is the second ...
Today is Monday, the first workday of the Thanksgiving week, and I do not have to look far to find something for which I am thankful. I am thankful for a jail cell. That may sound funny to you, that I'm thankful for a jail cell. Let me clarify. I am eternally thankful for an empty jail cell.
Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday as we give thanks to God for his divine mercy to those who survived the trip and set in for a first long, cold winter, as the story goes. One of the many things I am thankful for is my dad. Though he's been gone almost two years now, his influence as a ...
The dichotomy of ice and fire is not lost on me as I sit here in the mountains of Tennessee reveling in the recovery of nature while California burns, lives and livelihoods lost. In that message of loss, though, are the twin tales of salvation and resurrection.
It is indeed ironic that on the days immediately following the public holiday of Thanksgiving which emphasises the virtue of contentment, we are encouraged to indulge in the vice of covetousness. "Black Friday" and "Cyber Monday" are approaching fast on Friday 23, and Monday 26, November 2018, and ...
Busyness. Fatigue. Negligence. Each of these serves as reasons most pastors do not make physical fitness part of their normal day. In our vocation, there seems to be a major disconnect among us regarding the importance of our physical condition.
As I travel the nation and talk to youth leaders I hear the same things when it comes to this generation of teenagers (nicknamed "Gen Z") and youth ministry in general.
You knew it had to happen sooner or later. After all, if a biological, chromosomal male who identifies as female can have his birth certificate changed to female, why can't a 69-year-old man who feels like he's 49 have his age legally changed?
Do you remember "What would Jesus do?" Here's a new question: What would Benedict do?
I suppose I'm dating myself here, but I recall as a child in the '50's hearing the term "King's X" called out during games involving "pursuers" and "fleers." In calling upon the authority of the King's signature, or X, the player thus demanded immediate immunity from being "tagged" or "captured." ...
Penn Jillette (of Penn & Teller fame) said that a Christian who believes Hell exists and yet doesn't warn unsaved people is hateful. And he's right.
The contentiousness of the recent elections underscores how there are conflicting visions of what our nation should be. Are we a brave new world in a secular mold or are we endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights?