A conundrum is a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words. Many will remember as a child being asked by someone at school, “What is black […]
Culture & Society, Politics
Women and Public Office: A Motherhood Debate
(The following chapter is from Instituted by God, 43-47) Reaction to the designation of former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin as the Republican nominee for vice president in 2008 was wide and […]
Christian Living, Culture & Society, Prayer
Praying in Public for Those Who are Hurting
Pastor Brian Jones is the minister of Faith Baptist Church in Rockledge, Florida. On several occasions he has mentioned that when dining in public, he will, before he prays, pause and […]
Apologetics, Culture & Society
Stand Up and Cheer; God Is NOT Dead
As a child growing up in a Fundamentalist Baptist church in Dallas, Texas, I was taught that going to the theater was, well, evil—without exception. Even attending a movie produced by […]
Culture & Society, Sin & Repentance
Covered Ears And Uncovered Hearts
In Pretoria, South Africa, a very interesting trial is underway involving Oscar Pistorius, known worldwide as the Blade Runner, a reference to the carbon-fiber-legs on which the Olympic and Paralympic competes. […]
Culture & Society, Politics
Is God’s Curse Upon Obamacare?
The story is told of a political activist who believed in the power of big government and so proclaimed at a public gathering, “Socialism can put a new coat on a […]
Culture & Society, Homosexuality
Phil Robertson, Duck Dynasty, and the Intolerance of Tolerance
By now, fourteen million faithful viewers of Duck Dynasty have learned that the patriarch of the family, Phil Robertson, has been suspended indefinitely from the show, because he was honest enough […]
Culture & Society, Prophecy
The Spiritual Danger of Obamacare
The prophet Zechariah has a message for America by way of application, if not interpretation. Specifically, Zechariah warns the world that any nation, any empire that becomes too centralized, too powerful, […]
Culture & Society, Politics
A Voice of Protest Over the Lies We Believe
A basic tenant of modern Western societies is that there should be a separation between church and state (which generally amounts to little more than a prohibition of religious expression). On […]
Culture & Society
Thoughts on Richie Incognito and Selective Social Censorship
I don’t know why, but I am constantly amazed at the audacity of selective social censorship. In recent days, one National League Football player by the name of Richie Incognito has […]
Culture & Society, Sin & Repentance
America’s Exceptionalism That Isn’t That Exceptional
It’s hard to argue against someone when he or she claims we live in the greatest country on earth, the United States of America. There is much talk in political realms, […]
Church history, Culture & Society
Lessons from the Great American Dustbowl
I first became intrigued with the story of the Great American Dust Bowl after the History Channel premiered its production of “Black Blizzards.” This special documented the harrowing account of the […]