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  • Cult of individualism and the loneliness epidemic

    Cult of individualism and the loneliness epidemic

    None of this, sadly, should surprise American Christians as we have lived and experienced the cult of individualism and its deleterious impact on our culture. Ever-widening concentric circles of destruction have been wrought by the siren song of narcissistic self-worship and unwavering devotion to that cult’s unholy trinity of “I, Myself, and Me.”

  • The crisis for Armenian Christians isn't stopping

    The crisis for Armenian Christians isn't stopping

    Preserving Arab Christian communities is not only a matter of cultural and religious heritage but is a testament to the importance of coexistence in a world that is increasingly less tolerant and diverse.

  • Biblical principles for joyful aging (part 2)

    Biblical principles for joyful aging (part 2)

    it’s important when we climb Mount Hoary to see the differences between mere happiness and true joy. Here are a few: Happiness is contingent, based on what is happening around us, but Joy is continual, based on what is happening within us.

  • Why do some Christians succeed in faith and others don't?

    Why do some Christians succeed in faith and others don't?

    Why is it that some Christians succeed while others who make that profession of faith miserably fail? Why is it that some seem to run the race of life and cross the finishing line with flying colors, and others just collapse in a heap? Because of choices.

  • The first question I ask skeptics about God

    The first question I ask skeptics about God

    When I’m requested to sit down with a skeptic to talk about God, the first question I ask them is this: Do you want Christianity to be true?

  • Reading Holy Scripture with a telescope and microscope

    Reading Holy Scripture with a telescope and microscope

    It has been my observation and experience that in the branches of Christendom in which I have interacted, the microscope has been far more often employed than the telescope. This has led to less understanding of the “Big Picture” than would be the case otherwise.

  • Biblical principles for aging joyfully (part 1)

    Biblical principles for aging joyfully (part 1)

    The aging process should be seen as a positive endeavor rather than a bitter trail of foolishness and aching joints. The poster boys of noble aging are Noah, Abraham, Moses, Paul, and other biblical greats who model the climb for us.

  • Oh, the tangled web Biden weaves

    Oh, the tangled web Biden weaves

    Why does Biden so needlessly lie about such easily discoverable things?

  • The most in-your-face Christian doctrine

    The most in-your-face Christian doctrine

    So, I have a question: if people are allowed to do whatever they want in San Francisco, why don’t they want to do good things instead of bad? Why isn’t the city a blessed and happy utopia instead of a dark and mangled dystopia?

  • 60 years since MLK's 'I have a dream speech': Good and bad changes since

    60 years since MLK's 'I have a dream speech': Good and bad changes since

    For me, someone raised in the segregated South, having attended segregated schools, a segregated church, and living in a segregated neighborhood, his sermon to America was a clarion call to commitment and action in support of a cause that was demanded both by our founding documents and, more importantly, by the Gospel proclaimed in the New Testament.