I’m so thankful and proud of the elected leadership in Tennessee for standing up to the abortion industry. As Planned Parenthood continues to expand it’s reach, now focusing on Chattanooga, Tennessee has just passed a bill that declares personhood at the time of conception. The bill now goes to the desk of Governor Lee for approval….
Category: Social Issues/Justice
Word Power: The Importance of Reading and Listening With Your Radar Up
Words have power—even individual words. No one knows this better than news outlets and politicians, among others. I recently read a short news report on the voter bills that are being proposed around the country. In this particular story, the word “restrictive” was used 9 times. It helped paint the bills in clearly negative terms….
Somebody Threw a Glass Slipper at Cinderella
Update 3/26/21: apparently, Ms. Jhaveri has been fired from USA Today. In other words, the who called for ORU to be canceled…was canceled. ————- I have never been a supporter of Oral Roberts Ministries. However, the policies being roundly condemned by the writer of this USA Today article only apply to students who choose to…
Against the “The Equality Act”
The so-called “Equality Act” is one of the worst pieces of legislation proposed in my lifetime and must be defeated. Rather than provide equality, it assures equality among women (equal opportunities, especially in sports) will never be achieved and will make the world a much more dangerous place for all biological women. In this video,…
Standing For Life
Quick proud dad moment: I am so thankful to be the dad to two boys who love Jesus and desire to honor Him in all they do in the different stages of life they are in. Today, I’m extremely proud of my son Jacob’s bold stance in the fight for life as a college freshman….
A Latina Mother Responds to Mayor Pete
Recently, Pete Buttigeig, an openly gay mayor from Indiana who is running for President in 2020, tweeted out the following: People will often be polite to you in person, while advancing policies that harm you and your family. You will be polite to them in turn, but you need not stand for such harms. Instead,…
A Sad but Hope-filled Pilgrim
I have been reflecting on the weight of what is going on in our world of late. It is weighty, isn’t it? I suppose that’s why the expression of feeling “burdened” is appropriate during these times of reflection. That’s definitely what I’ve been…burdened. It’s so hard to turn on the news and see the level…
More Thoughts on Refugees
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote some initial thoughts on the refugee crisis. I mentioned that there is so much we cannot know in order to determine whether or not we should support taking in refugees. After listening to endless officials and pundits over the last several weeks analyze and argue their views, I still don’t…
Quick Thoughts on Refugees
As hard as it is, I am trying to look at the current refugee crisis carefully, thoughfully, morally and ethically. As I think about this, I have to realize there are so many unknowns behind the scenes that make it impossible for me, with all certainty, to take a “right” position. I find I have…
Taking Down the Giant
If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, you know that I have been singing a song with essentially one verse of late: Stop abortion! Now, you may reasonably ask, “Are you just jumping on the anti-abortion bandwagon since that’s the popular issue of the day?” My response to such a question would be, “No…and…
Kirsten Powers: “Crush Planned Parenthood” Article
Kudos to Kirsten Powers, an evangelical, independent-minded Democrat, for having the courage and conviction to stand against the political pressure of conformity and speak the truth about a glaring, yet legal, atrocity in our world today. For so long, we have turned a blind eye to the systematic, legal and profitable killing of unborn children now…
The Sky Isn’t Falling
There has been a great deal of chatter, as well as no small measure of fear and trepidation among the Christian community following the release of a Pew Research Poll that Christianity in America is in decline. This cartoon pretty well sums up the reality of what is happening. Credit: http://adam4d.com/death-of-christianity/
Grand Jury Duty
…and so it begins.
Boys Will Can’t Be Boys
As the father of two active boys, I need to remind myself regularly of the truth that is found in the following video. Boys are not like girls and it’s past time we stop treating them in the same way with the same expectations. Boys tend to be more active, sillier and LOUDER. That’s not…
Video: The Calling of Parenthood
Sunday, I dealt with very touchy issues related to parenting at The Gathering. These included the challenges of parenting and the pain that comes from the inability to have children, along with the dangers of engaging in extraordinary means of impregnation, such as IVF. My goal was to deal with these issues from a biblical,…
Culture Warrior
I hate that term. I hate the concept, too. “Culture Wars.” Who came up with that anyway? I mean, I understand the thinking: “Our Country is going to hell and it’s our responsibility as Christians to stand up and prevent it!” I think that’s what bothers me the most. Is that really our calling? Is…
They’re Not YOUR Kids
Not sure if you saw this or not, but a recent commercial on MSNBC has one of its hosts claiming that we have to get past the notion that our kids are actually “our” kids. Instead, they belong to the community. I don’t disagree with her basic idea of the importance of looking after each…
Faux Federalism
There is an interesting article in the Christian Post entitled, “The Faux Federalism Argument Against DOMA”. In it, Dr. John C. Eastman, Professor of Law & Community Service at the Chapman University School of Law, argues that the principles being used to attack the merits of the Defense of Marriage Act is a clear misunderstanding…
A Pivotal Day: Gay Marriage Before the Supreme Court
Today is a big day in our Country. The United States Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments regarding California’s “Prop 8” ban on same-sex marriage. The suit that will be heard by the Court is being brought by one lesbian and one gay couple, challenging the voter-approved ban. As I’ve listened to the rhetoric on…
Some Thoughts on a Tragedy
I’ve been deeply affected by the news coming out today of the intensely tragic shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut. We find ourselves asking how anybody could do something so heartless; so devoid of humanity? It seems hard to comprehend, doesn’t it? Though I won’t go extensively into how I think it’s possible…
Accountability Is Not Hate
There is a new article in Newsday today that reports on a group of illegal aliens who are protesting being called illegal aliens: A small group of immigrants gathered in Woodbury Monday to protest the use of the word “illegal” to describe those who have entered the United States without documentation. “By saying illegal, they’re…