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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 …

Most Christians don’t realize that they keep a Jewish High Holy Day! The day known as Pentecost was originally one of the Holy Days given to the Israelites while in the wilderness. It was known …

Doris Kearnes Goodwin in her book Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream makes the following observation about the Johnson White House: What is clear is that this continual concentration on conspiracy squandered a large amount …

No doubt you are the people, and wisdom will die with you! (Job 12:22 NKJV) Christians have a problem. We know. And we know that we know. And this knowing can get us into trouble. …

I was on the hospital gurney, buck naked except for one of those flimsy hospital gowns. As a nurse was preparing me for my procedures, an elderly woman, bent from age, peaked in the doorway. …

What the people of Nineveh must have thought when Jonah strolled into the town! After three days and three nights with a fish’s digestive juices working on him, his skin was blanched and bleached, wrinkly …

On September 28 most Jews and a small but growing number of Christians will be keeping one of the Holy Days mentioned in Leviticus 23 known as the Day of Atonement, or in Hebrew, Yom …

America is a strange mix of Jerusalem and Babylon. So states the late Richard John Neuhaus in his book American Babylon: Notes for a Christian Exile. While acknowledging the religiously aware nature of the nation’s …

One time Jesus told a strange parable. It’s often referred to as the Parable of the Unjust Steward. The parable is about a fellow who is about to lose his job because of a bit …

A little game of Jeopardy here. The answer is …. “No.” The question? “If Jesus were alive today, would he be a Republican or a Democrat?” In Jesus’ world he could have joined any number …

If Jesus held a press conference, what question would you ask him? The disciples asked him lots of questions you and I might ask. When will be the time of your coming? Why do you …

The Passover is a great celebration of freedom. To the Jewish mind, it represents both the birth of a nation and the coming out of the physical bondage of slavery. To the Christian mind, Christ …

When John F. Kennedy entered the White House, he set upon a course of bringing the best and the brightest into his administration. We can debate whether or not he succeeded, but we certainly should …

Part 1 This summer marked the fortieth summer since my introduction to the Bible. It has been quite an intellectual journey filled with faith and doubt, hope and disappointment. I’m still here and still in …

In times of crisis, American political leaders from time to time have called for a day of prayer, and sometimes even a day of fasting and prayer. The Pilgrims did it. The Puritans did it. …

Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed on him? – John 7:48 Are you going to believe me or your own eyes? –Groucho Marx I hate to admit this, but after a major …

The house of representatives…can make no law which will not have its full operation on themselves and their friends, as well as the great mass of society. This has always been deemed one of the …

Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world" (John 18:36). Of course it isn’t. If it were, we wouldn’t have among other things a protracted and painful presidential election campaign that further exposes the …

"Don’t sell your birthright for a bowl of red soup." That little allegory might be hard to understand, but it should be a part of our cultural literacy. It’s based on a story in the …

In his book Deliver Us from Evil, Dr. Tom Dooley relates a punishment the Viet Minh inflicted upon their countrymen for listening to evil words. The Viet Minh were the predecessors to the Communist Viet …