How the Culture Wars Might be Destroying Your Church

The culture wars have been ongoing for some time now, but they always get more heated in an election year. This year is no different. It is still early on in the election process, but already my Facebook and Twitter feed has been filled with pleas to save our country from perpetual doom. Although I [...]

A Faith of Our Own

One of my favorite quotes is by David Lipscomb. He once wrote, “We are satisfied that voting does much more harm to the church than dancing does.” I love that quote because I believe it to be true, but also because it has probably been perceived differently by every generation since it was first written. [...]

Pro-Life

One of the biggest threats to Christianity is politics. Far too many Christians make decisions, not based on the Bible, but based on their political affiliation. Of course, this is never admitted, even though it is easily recognizable. A person will baptize their political beliefs to make it sound like they are basing their position [...]

The Best of Times or The Worst of Times

When posed with those two choices I’m afraid many would choose the worst of times.  That may be a reasonable choice if you are not a Christian, although I’m not sure it would hold up when we compare our time to other times in history, nevertheless the argument could be made.  If one is a [...]

Ayn Rand

Here is an interesting article in Christianity Today on the dangers of the philosophy of Ayn Rand and how it has influenced American culture and Christianity. Goddess of the Great Recession

Faith and Politics

Here is a great discussion on faith and politics from three three different perspectives. In the Room with Chuck Colson, Greg Boyd, and Shane Claiborne