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September 2016

September 09, 2016
Remember the early days after the 9/11 attacks? Americans rushed to bookstores and bought Korans,...
September 08, 2016
The truth about the Adam and Eve story isn’t so much found in literal historical...
September 07, 2016
Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...
September 06, 2016
"We are part mountain. We are part ocean. We are part river. We are part...
September 02, 2016
“Let us pray that peace now be restored to the world and that God will...
September 01, 2016
I used to think that all teachers knew what they were doing. They are the...

August 2016

August 31, 2016
Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...
August 30, 2016
So, in case you haven’t heard, there’s a lot of violence in the Bible. In...
August 29, 2016
San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick refused to stand while the National Anthem played on Friday...
August 25, 2016
Ryan Lochte is an embarrassment to the United States. Maybe even the world. We don’t...
August 24, 2016
Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...
August 23, 2016
I am not a politician, so I’m not an expert on immigration policies. I am...
August 22, 2016
Milwaukee, the shooting of Sylville Smith, uprisings, a toxic, lethal system catching fire… words fail...
August 19, 2016
Contrary to the common understanding, Apocalypse does not mean end of the world destruction. Please,...
August 18, 2016
I love watching the Olympics. The world comes together for competition at its best. My...
August 17, 2016
Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...
August 16, 2016
Many atheists criticize the Bible for being backwards. Richard Dawkins wondered in his book The...
August 15, 2016
A sermon based on Luke 12:49-56 I’ve always loved Billy Joel’s song We Didn’t Start...
August 13, 2016
Donald Trump's despicable comments about "Second Amendment people" being able to do something  about Hillary...
August 11, 2016
Donald Trump can’t stop putting his foot in his mouth. He recently stoked fear among...
August 10, 2016
Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...
August 09, 2016
Note: A sermon preached for an infant baptism on July 24. I love baptisms. I...
August 08, 2016
The phrase “image of God” has become a bit cliché, but if we understand its...
August 05, 2016
  A sermon based on Luke 12:32-40 “Do not be afraid.” Those are the words...
August 04, 2016
“I hate, I despise your festivals,     and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies…....
August 03, 2016
Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...
August 02, 2016
The creation account in Genesis is often pitted as a debate between faith and science....
August 01, 2016
July was quite a month of scandals. Do you remember when Melania Trump was accused...

June 2016

June 30, 2016
“There is no they,” writes Andrew Marin in his new book Us Versus Us: The...
June 29, 2016
Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...
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