COLUMN: If we are honest, our own “Who is my neighbor?” questions are often designed to justify our biases and privilege.
COLUMN: So, if I read the Bible correctly, we Christians are to share Good News (Gospel) but with compassion and humility.
COLUMN: Christmas is costly. But the most costly Christmas ever brought the gift we needed most: a Savior.
COLUMN: Some enjoy the ocean because it speaks to them of the vast and immeasurable depths of God’s great love.
COLUMN: If the professed Christian chooses not to be guided by God’s law, who or what does guide his behavior?
COLUMN: Separation of church and state has sometimes left us a little confused. It was introduced under Thomas Jefferson in 1802 to ensure that our government would not make one religion the official creed for everyone.
COLUMN: There’s a lot of ways to talk about the differences between introverts and extroverts. While many of them capture something that is true, none of them probably paint the whole picture.
COLUMN: In hard times, we need a faith shaped by even harder times. In unjust times, we need a savior who can overcome even death on a Roman cross.
COLUMN: We live in a stormy world. And when the storms come, both physical and spiritual, it’s natural that we should long for that which is more established and settled, something more than human.
COLUMN: I think one of the greatest sins of Christians is to discount the Golden Rule.
COLUMN: Another problem: Eating, drinking, and sex are things we typically associate with the ordinariness of life. It’s hard to see them as signs of such a cataclysmic event as the Second Coming. We are used to putting that in the context of war, earthquakes and lightning flashing from east to west.
COLUMN: I asked my team of dear readers to opine on the question of reincarnation. Do you believe that we are born again, or is it once and done?
COLUMN: A thoughtful friend often reminds me that when we are considering the fairness and justice of our actions regarding others, the real test is whether we would be willing to trade places with them.
COLUMN: The hardship that has been placed on us by the coronavirus and the current unrest in our nation’s streets have made life difficult. Many are frightened.
COLUMN: It has taken centuries for humankind to understand that there is one God who continues to assist and redefine man’s spiritual role.
COLUMN: Strangely enough, in Martin Luther King Jr.'s day he was considered a radical liberal and in our day he is often seen as a conservative.
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