Gluttony and being overweight are not the same thing though they can be, of course, related. Gluttony is, as we mentioned last time, any overfilling. It includes over-buying, over-using, over-exercising, over-drinking, and over-eating. And why some people are overweight is more complex than you might think. Being obese (not just overweight) is a risk factor [...]
I will be slower here than I’d like, but my work load is getting heavier and heavier so bear with me. This question may prove to be one of the most difficult to deal with for many of us. One question I have really pertains more to today’s culture but I find reference to it [...]
After my visit to the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis last September, it finally dawned on me that we needed to do something proactive about race at our congregation. We live in one of the most segregated areas in the US (most reports say it is THE most segregated). Our congregation is about 18-21% [...]
Now that we have dealt with theological and political blame casters…. let’s help. I will not give through the government, through government sponsored agencies, or through help lines set up by actors. I want all my money to be used wisely (though I don’t mind some of it being used for administration). Greg gave us [...]
It isn’t just aging southern Christians who own a broadcasting company and fat bank accounts who are saying ignorant, unbelievable things about the cause of the earthquake in Haiti. Enter uber-liberal Danny Glover, he who loves Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro. On a call in show, he reveals the true cause of the earthquake: Says [...]
I did not write this blog. All credit has to go to National Review Online’s Peter Wehner. I walked into my house last night in time to see Pat Robertson say (on tape, via Fox News) that Haiti was sold to the devil and that’s why they had that earthquake. My heart sank and broke [...]
This question is much longer than the usual one. I have edited it down a bit but I thought it was important for the questioner’s context to be included as much as possible. As always, I invite your comments here but ask that you continue to display a kind spirit even if you disagree. Let’s [...]
I have received a few questions about the Jesus Seminar. Instead of addressing each of those, let’s just review what the Jesus Seminar is. In 1985, the Westar Institute formed the Jesus Seminar ostensibly to determine which words recorded in the Gospels could truly be attributed to Jesus and which were added later or doubtful. [...]
I think we are in general agreement: Christians are not given the right — much less the obligation — to violently rebel against their government. None of the apostles did so and they had far more reason to take up arms against their government than we do — or are ever likely to have. No [...]
Here is a thorny one: I was recently asked in the comment section of this blog if I would turn in my guns when/if the government makes private ownership of firearms illegal. The answer, I believe, is “yes.” Do I think it is a good thing, wise, or do I think it could even be [...]