In our society today, there is a conference, meeting or some type of educational opportunity to learn of nearly anything one can imagine. There is literally no limit to the possibilities. And usually, nothing surprises me. But the discovery of a conference to help people assuage their fear of death, and ...
Read More »Why Must We “Restore” Religious Freedom?
Indiana Governor Mike Pence boldly placed himself at the center of a firestorm of controversy by signing the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Everyone from celebrities and basketball commentators to corporations and the White House is voicing their objections and calling for a boycott on the entire state of Indiana. ...
Read More »Do You Pursue God or Religion?
“As has just been said: ‘Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion.’ Who were they who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? And with whom was he angry for forty years? Was it not ...
Read More »What Is a “Just War”?
“The rest will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such an evil thing among you. Thus you shall not show pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.” Deuteronomy 19:21 Part of the current conversation about Islam is its insistence ...
Read More »Christianity: Is it Religion or a Relationship?
We’ve all heard the quote about Christianity, “It’s not a religion, it’s a relationship.” While it would be ideal if we could say in a simple sentence that Christianity is black and white, it is actually a bit more. Unfortunately, over time people have viewed Christianity through a lens of legalism. ...
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