One of the things that has really irritated me about various ‘Progressive’ Christian blogs on this website is the false assumption that Evangelicals in general are in lock step with our immoral President, or simply turn a blind eye to his sins which are many. Well, Mark Galli, the senior editor at Christianity Today, has now made perfectly clear that Evangelicalism, like the rest of the country is quite divided on the issue of Trump and whether he should be... Read more
John Grisham has now written some 33 novels. To say he is prolific is to say too little. This novel however bears more kinship with his non-fiction work entitled The Innocent Man a story about a man wrongfully condemned for a heinous crime he did not commit, and the work of the Innocence Project and other organizations to overturn such a mistaken judgment. This novel falls into the same sort of gestalt and sordid tale, and certainly does not inspire... Read more
Fred Rogers tells the story of a little girl who was drawing a picture in a class at school. Her teacher came and asked her— ‘What is that a picture of?’ The girl confidently replied— ‘It’s a picture of God.’ The teacher, somewhat startled, said ‘But no one knows what God looks like.’ The little girl retorted— “Well they will now!’ Jesus said, ‘unless you turn and become as a child, you shall not enter the Kingdom of God’. In... Read more
This is from the new album with orchestra which comes out in late February. Accept this song as an early Christmas gift. Read more
After all the wars are over And all the battles won After all the blood’s been spilt From here to Kingdom come Do you think it really mattered In the larger scheme of things That this nation took the prize And that one got no rings? So what if one lasts longer Outlasting all its foes When another bit the dust And sooner tasted woes. All empires rise and fall Not a one endures forever Every nation has a life... Read more
I visited the new African American History Museum in D.C. in October and found it interesting, but seriously under-representing the importance of the Black Christian church experience for most African Americans in the last two centuries. Nevertheless there was some evidence which you will see below. There was a small recognition of the importance of some of the early Black Methodist preachers and their influence. And a few artifacts of importance… The main focus of the museum was on the... Read more
Spili is the sort of small village that depends on the tourist trade, where old men sit around playing backgammon and watching the strangers closely. There are plenty of interesting features to the quaint little village and things to shop for…. In this town you are always going up or down…. And there is plenty of crystal clear mountain spring water to wash everything down with…. Turns out you could spend an appalling amount of pleasant time here, without finding... Read more
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