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  • Race is now the elephant in the room, even when there is no elephant

    Race is now the elephant in the room, even when there is no elephant

    We are in real danger of doing deep, lasting damage to the very fabric of our nation by making everything into an issue of race. In fact, the more we blame every problem on race, the deeper our race problems will get.

  • The fable of the belly and the members, and the defunding of the police

    The fable of the belly and the members, and the defunding of the police

    Have you ever heard the Aesop’s Fable about the belly and the rest of the members of the body? It is reminiscent of contemporary attempts to defund the police. There is a lesson to be learned.

  • A sobering moment in the midst of June’s endless flood of LGBT pride

    A sobering moment in the midst of June’s endless flood of LGBT pride

    It’s all but impossible to miss. LGBTQ pride is being pushed on us from every angle and on an endless array of websites.

  • What the IRS got remarkably right in the midst of a terribly wrong ruling

    What the IRS got remarkably right in the midst of a terribly wrong ruling

    While the IRS ruled quite wrongly in denying Christians Engaged tax-exempt status, it ironically got one thing right: if you teach the Bible accurately, by and large, you’ll end up siding with the Republicans rather than the Democrats.

  • When mental health professionals recognize the healing powers of spirituality

    When mental health professionals recognize the healing powers of spirituality

    I say it’s high time for the wellbeing of those struggling that naturalistic biases and presuppositions to be removed in the interest of truth and health. We are more than material beings, and that by divine design.

  • The moment of silence heard around the nation

    The moment of silence heard around the nation

    On Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 529 into law, mandating between one and two minutes of silence to start each day in the state’s public schools. Said DeSantis, “The idea that you can just push God out of every institution and be successful, I’m sorry, our Founding Fathers did not believe that.”

  • Are we really that much better than countries with state-controlled media?

    Are we really that much better than countries with state-controlled media?

    I’m deeply thankful that I live here in America rather than a country like North Korea, and I truly appreciate the freedom of the press that we enjoy. At the same time, when the mainstream media outlets can collude so powerfully in disseminating lies and withholding truths, are we that much better than countries with state-controlled media?

  • If God does not exist then injustice does not exist

    If God does not exist then injustice does not exist

    Ironically, it is often those who rail the most against religion and against God who also protest the loudest against injustice and who point to the “problem of evil.” Yet, without God, there is no such thing as “injustice” since human beings have no “inalienable rights.”

  • Not enough fingers to plug up all the holes in the dike

    Not enough fingers to plug up all the holes in the dike

    If you are actively involved in the culture wars, trying to stem the tide of moral decline, you can often feel like the boy who tried to plug the holes in the dike with his own fingers. Soon enough, you run out of fingers.

  • Why I am hopeful about the new Israeli Government

    Why I am hopeful about the new Israeli Government

    Evangelical Christians who have become used to the effective leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest serving prime minister, may have grave concerns about the newly formed coalition government. But I believe there is good reason to hope that this new government might be just what Israel needs.