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Just how personal is salvation? Is it something that is achieved by one person, alone, with God’s help? Or is it a group experience? Is salvation something that can be achieved only within a Christian …

Initially I didn’t know what to make of the observation that, “Jesus didn’t tithe his blood!” “What do you mean?” I asked my friend, who then looked at me rather surprised, as if to say, …

We all want to live in safe and peaceful times. But, do we today? The past 70 years since World War II should have taught us that the price of freedom has been paid in …

We had almost finished dinner at the restaurant when a man in a black suit approached us and asked whether he could perform a few magic tricks for us. I politely declined his offer. He …

“When The Righteous Thrive, The People Rejoice, But When A Wicked Man Rules, The People Groan” That verse is found in the Book of Proverbs, chapter 29, verse 2 and its profundity is eternal regardless …

Any time you get in a car, you’ll probably notice the blind spots peculiar to that particular vehicle. An inattentive passenger may not be aware of the blind spots, but the driver has to be …

Part One Broadly speaking, within the Christian community there are two divergent ways of looking at the political process and our civic opportunities or responsibilities. There are those who exercise their civic right to participate …

My daughter used to work at an advertising agency: an environment abounding in creativity. While there, she received a thoughtful note of appreciation from David Culp, one of her cohorts, who later became her business …

Are you a “low-information Christian”? Since the 2012 election we’ve been hearing a lot about “low-information voters” or “lo-fo’s.” The term was coined by political scientist Samuel Popkin in 1991 and it referred to people …

There are two kinds of people: those who follow politics and those who don’t. It might be fair to suggest that those who don’t follow politics are averse to the partisanship and constant bickering and …

What happens when an immovable object clashes with an unstoppable force? One might imagine a speeding, out of control train coming into a station with no hope of stopping. Or imagine an immense asteroid hurtling …

My oldest daughter first saw the movie, Toy Story 3, while studying abroad. She thoroughly enjoyed the flick, but had to admit that, when viewed in Spanish, some of the humor was lost in translation. …

In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained …

Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever …

Once the trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us!’ But the olive tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my fatness with which …

He sits in the dungeon, knowing that before the day is over he will be executed in the most brutal manner that Roman law allows. He’ll be scourged within a hair’s breadth of death, and …

“A rabbi and a priest walk into a bar.” Ever hear a story begin like that? If you have, you are probably waiting for a laugh line about now. I wonder what Jesus’ listeners were …

And He’s not a Democrat either. From what I know of the Man, he has better things to do than to align himself with various factions vying for political power. Ultimately, he has all of …