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  • Can 'Thoughts and Prayers' Stop the Next Shooting?

    Can 'Thoughts and Prayers' Stop the Next Shooting?

    In the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre, Mark Kelly, husband of former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, herself a shooting victim, said, \"All we're hearing is thoughts and prayers. Thoughts and prayers are important. They are not enough. Your thoughts and prayers aren't going to stop the next shooting.\" Is he right? Yes and no.

  • Two Words That Give Me Hope for America

    Two Words That Give Me Hope for America

    America is really sick — as in really, really sick. That's why some conservative preachers and pundits believe we have passed the point of no return. Yet there are two words that give me hope, and I want to share that hope with you.

  • Reeling After the Deadliest US Shooting: Only God Can Heal America

    Reeling After the Deadliest US Shooting: Only God Can Heal America

    America is reeling again. Families have been ripped apart and individual lives have been torn apart. One day we're reeling from devastating hurricanes, the next day we're torn apart by racial divisions, the next day we're ripped apart by the worst mass shooting in our history. The pain is palpable, the shock tangible. Can America still be healed?

  • Dear Pastor, Are You a Truth-Telling Shepherd or a Spiritual Politician?

    Dear Pastor, Are You a Truth-Telling Shepherd or a Spiritual Politician?

    For years we've been told not to be confrontational and not to address controversial moral issues lest we offend the world and drive away the lost. And so, in the name of wisdom, a spirit of compromise has entered our pulpits, and we sound more like spiritual politicians than truth-telling shepherds.

  • A Practical Suggestion for NFL Players

    A Practical Suggestion for NFL Players

    Dear NFL Athletes, As a fan rather than a critic, may I offer a suggestion to you regarding the national anthem? it seems like the league can get very political on some fronts. And who is affected by this? You and the fans. This is not fair and this is not right.

  • If 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' Is a Myth Why Do So Many Black Americans Believe It?

    If 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' Is a Myth Why Do So Many Black Americans Believe It?

    According to every reliable report, my young namesake Michael Brown was not shot in the back, nor did he have his hands up, nor did he utter the words, "Hands up, don't shoot."

  • The Death of Hugh Hefner and the End of the Sexual Revolution

    The Death of Hugh Hefner and the End of the Sexual Revolution

    The sexual revolution promised freedom but produced bondage. It promised excitement but produced emptiness. It promised thrills and produced STD's. Thanks for nothing, sexual revolution. You have brought nothing but destruction.

  • Here's What Roy Moore's Victory Really Means

    Here's What Roy Moore's Victory Really Means

    It's often said that you can know a man by his enemies. That being the case, we can know a lot about Judge Roy Moore by the blaring headline on Huffington Post last night: "Alabama Earthquake: GOP Picks Outsider Bigot." Translated, this means, "GOP Picks Conservative Christian, Anti-Establishment Candidate." Sounds good to me.

  • What Jesus Really Meant When He Spoke of the 'Days of Noah'

    What Jesus Really Meant When He Spoke of the 'Days of Noah'

    Have you heard this before? "We know that the last days will be wicked. Very wicked. Just like the days of Noah. That's what Jesus said." What was Jesus' main point?

  • President Trump and the NFL: What Do We Make of This Battle?

    President Trump and the NFL: What Do We Make of This Battle?

    Earlier in the week, the president had referred to NFL players who knelt in protest during the national anthem as "SOB's" who should be fired. NFL owners expressed their solidarity with the protesters and their disappointment with President Trump. Is there a right and wrong in all this?

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