If You Won’t Preach, I Won’t Do Theoretical Physics

Have you ever noticed how people, no matter how successful or accomplished, always want to be something else?
7 foot centers always want to dribble the basketball up court.
5′6″ guards always want to dunk.
Actors always want to sing. (Like Clint Eastwood in “Paint Your Wagon”)
Singers always want to act. (Like Mariah Carey in “Glitter”)
But to our [...]

Sincerity Strikes at Fort Hood

Quick quiz:
What do Adolf Hitler
Osama bin Laden
and Nidal Malik Hasan have in common?
Murderous rage?
No doubt.
A wanton disregard for human life?
Undeniably.
But they also share another common trait -
Sincerity.
By now , you undoubtedly know about the tragic event that took place at Fort Hood, Texas last week.
According to the AP:
Hasan, 39, is accused of opening fire on [...]

When End Times Predictions Lay An Egg

How do you know you are finally growing up as a Christian?
In his letter to the Ephesians, the apostle Paul gives us a crucial bench mark of spiritual maturity.
And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of [...]

Muhammad Meets the Matrix: What Could Go Wrong?

It’s called “Groupthink”.
It works like this.
A powerful person comes up with a “can’t miss” idea.
The people who surround this personality have made being on the boss’s good side their number one goal in life.
No one wants to be the “wet blanket” at the meeting by raising even a reasonable note of caution about the idea.
All [...]

Can Abortion Survive An Ultra Sound?

Have you ever heard the romantic expression, “You had me at ‘Hello’”?
We usually hear this when someone is talking about a love at first sight experience.
Well, I must admit I became a believer in just that kind of instant yet permanent bonding when I saw my daughter, Sara, for the first time.
And no, the meeting [...]

The Elephant In Our Spiritual Living Room

One of the most interesting discoveries I have made doing a daily phone in Bible question and answer program is that the questions and even the objections people have concerning faith in Jesus really aren’t new and different.
And if we can prepare ourselves with a simple, accessible, Christ centered answer for those questions, our boldness [...]

Everybody Must Get Nukes?

Or so goes the sage wisdom of one of the world’s longest lasting dictators, Colonel Moammar Gaddafi.

Gaddafi: Palestinians have right to nukes
Palestinians, Egyptians, Syrians and Saudis all have the right to nuclear weapons, Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi told Sky News in an interview aired Monday.
“Even the Palestinians should have [nuclear weapons] because their counterparts, or [...]

Check Out Line Therapy Takes Another Hit

It’s where we catch up on Jennifer Anniston’s social life.
It’s where we check in with Nostradamus on what awaits beyond the horizon.
It’s where we find out what Big Foot and Bat Boy have been up to lately.
But, unfortunately, it’s also where many people turn to find answers for their deepest personal problems.
It is the grocery [...]

Never Forget vs. Never Offend

American philosopher George Santayana once observed, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
If you have ever taken a trip to Israel, you know that the Jewish people take this adage seriously.
In fact, one of the must see sites in any tour of Jerusalem is Yad Vashem – the museum complex dedicated [...]

The Challenge of Atheism: Why or Why Bother?

Have you ever had the experience of engaging in a spiritual discussion with an atheist?
As with any conversation with an adherent of an extreme position, you can count on a few sparks flying.
And if you let slip that you actually believe in God, get ready to get peppered with a number of questions served shotgun [...]