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  • He died with his phone on his chest

    He died with his phone on his chest

    Scripture can’t help you with navigating the ins and outs of social media, but it’s got plenty to say when it comes to dealing with the real issues beneath the digital world’s mess.

  • Is a Catholic ‘charter school’ the answer?

    Is a Catholic ‘charter school’ the answer?

    If Catholics in Oklahoma want such a school, it must be funded by private money furnished by the supporters of such education. Let me be clear, I would oppose such a sectarian charter school if it were Baptist.

  • Christmas and the heart of the cosmos

    Christmas and the heart of the cosmos

    Keep Christ in Christmas or there will be no Christmas.

  • Oh Lord, make me good. But not yet

    Oh Lord, make me good. But not yet

    Isn’t that great? You just don’t get that kind of honesty out of Christians these days. “OK God, I’m all in, but um, well, how about some holiness leeway for a little while on the sex and self-restraint front?”

  • Is America leading the world in ‘child neglect’?

    Is America leading the world in ‘child neglect’?

    America’s future will in large part depend on whether we revalue marriage, parenting, and child-rearing at the expense of the self-destructive and false search for meaning and self-fulfillment in sexual self-gratification. Our nation’s children await our answer.

  • Calvinism and free will — it ain’t what you probably think

    Calvinism and free will — it ain’t what you probably think

    Can we please stop saying Reformed theology teaches we’re puppets and have no self-determination? Because it just doesn’t.

  • The teacher who wouldn't bow

    The teacher who wouldn't bow

    Tanner Cross’ story is a powerful reminder that courage doesn’t need a crowd. It just needs someone with conviction.

  • Thanksgiving: In everything give thanks to God

    Thanksgiving: In everything give thanks to God

    I would urge everyone to exercise the spiritual discipline of “giving thanks.” When you start, you will be amazed at all the things the Holy Spirit will bring to your attention.

  • ‘Thanksgiving Day’ should have an ‘S’ on the end

    ‘Thanksgiving Day’ should have an ‘S’ on the end

    One of the wonderful things about Thanksgiving is that it’s a uniquely American holiday. It doesn’t commemorate a battle, a birthday or an anniversary. It’s a day set aside with the specific purpose of giving thanks to God.

  • The psychics will never see this coming

    The psychics will never see this coming

    With psychics (or anything paranormal for that matter), you basically have three possibilities staring you in the face with respect to what and who they really are.