When COVID 1st started, governors and leaders didn’t know what they were dealing with and so issued models which predicted mass casualties, into the tens of thousands or millions (but the decimation has come in other ways of finances, social/relational ways, schooling, business, livelihood, etc.). They had us preparing for something to rival the Spanish […]
COVID-19 has raised many issues about religious liberty for many people of faith, including Christians. In California, where my wife and I live, everyone has been ordered by Governor Newsom to stay at home unless we need to go to the grocery store or go to the hospital. The Governor’s office followed that up with
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In light of recent developments, I feel compelled to write. I do not pretend that I have a major platform, a huge sphere of influence, or all the answers to every situation that our nation faces today. As a follower of Christ, I’m compelled to speak as it is our civic and Christian duty to
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Recently the Executive Editor of the New York Times said of his publication that “they don’t get religion.” Keep in mind this is the New York Times considered the newspaper of record for the United States. This is the same newspaper that proudly espouses a liberal worldview. This same newspaper says, “It doesn’t get religion”
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As I sat in the coffee house working away on my sermon for the upcoming weekend – as stereotypical as that may seem, it’s not the norm for me – I started getting hungry. I had been staring out of a glass door at a McAlister’s Deli all day. I finally decided it was lunch
What follows is the story of a young girl in Cambodia who was rescued from sex trafficking, a crime perpetrated with impunity against young girls there. I was given the opportunity to interview her only because, after nearly two years in aftercare, she was considered strong enough to tell her story to someone who would
SuNee: A Life Rescued From Sex Trafficking, Redeemed By Christ Read More »
When it comes to sex trafficking, sound numbers of who, how many, and where are difficult to find. Most widely reported numbers are estimates. Many have been discredited. The 2014 Trafficking In Persons (TIP) report included this cautionary statement when using its data: “Numbers are not always the story. Pursue individual stories of survival, new
Spiritual death has a physical component to it. The original curse issued by God in the Garden of Eden came with physical implications: hard labor, painful childbirth, and the promise of eventual “return to dust” (Gen. 3). Death, disease, and pain are reminders that man has been separated from God by virtue of sin. So,
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