A Phone Call From The President
Credit: NBCnews.comWhat would it take to get a phone call from the President of the United States?For Neil Armstrong it took flying to the moon on Apollo 11. President Nixon actually called and...
View ArticleBlind Justice
Drawn by Cindy PowellJustice should be blind with respect to person, money, and position, but “Lady Justice” would be better served if she would remove her blindfold when it comes to the true “standard...
View Article5 Lessons From The Duck Dynasty Fiasco
GQ MagazineOkay, I give in. I said I wasn’t going to comment on the Duck Dynasty fiasco, but here I am offering five lessons to learn from the situation.Lesson #1This is not an issue of “free speech,”...
View ArticleHate Speech
Is the church guilty of hate speech? Some would emphatically deny it, but I would be more inclined to say, “guilty as charged.” Now, don’t dismiss me and stop reading; please hear me out.I’m not...
View ArticleA Queer Hermeneutic
The dictionary definition of the word, “queer” is simply “strange,” “odd,” or “unusual.” However, in the latter part of the 20th century, the term, “queer” was used in a pejorative sense as an insult...
View ArticleHow to Lose Our Moral Voice
Several of today’s sins would not have been openly discussed in yesterday’s churches. Things that were once considered abhorrent have been normalized in our culture. Consequently, Christians are...
View ArticleStolen Virtue
In 2013, the United States Congress passed the “Stolen Valor Act.” This act made it a crime for a person to fraudulently claim to have received a military “valor award.” Apparently, our society has...
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