President Obama: Take Two
President Barack Obama has renewed his oath for a second term at the United States' helm. "While these truths may be self-evident, they have never been self-executing," he said. "While freedom is a...
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Martin Luther King Changed My World, and I Am Thankful
The racial world I grew up in and the one we live in today are amazingly different. Racism remains in many forms in America and around the world. But in the days of my youth the segregation was almost...
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Stan Musial wore his faith on his sleeve
As news of St. Louis Cardinal great Stan Musial’s death spread, Rocco Palmo tweeted: As “The Man” goes to his reward, a memorable Dolan quote on receiving the red hat: “The only Cardinal I ever wanted...
View ArticleDeliberately Seek Joy
I’ve been chewing on some advice given in my Daily Devotional reading from the “Joyce Meyer: Promises for Your Everyday Life – A Daily Devotional” Reading Plan on YouVersion.com… “… God wants His...
View ArticleiMonk: “Where Is the Urgency?”
From Michael Spencer’s classic post, Wretched Urgency * * * How about the epistles in the New Testament? In those places where Christians are addressed as Christians, where is the urgency about church...
View ArticleMy Problems with Historical Criticism
I am not a fan of historical criticism. It approaches the Bible in the wrong way, concludes the wrong things, and ends up with the wrong ideas. Historical criticism causes us to miss the message the...
View Article10 Days to Revolutionize Your Life
What kind of person do you want to be? As a young man growing up in a single parent home lead by a very strong woman my brothers and I had learn how to be men and fathers basically by the School of...
View Article“What’s the Point of Youth Ministry?” Theological Insights on Youth Ministry...
Here is my Monday column at Zondervan’s Engaging Church blog, a wonderful resource for ministry leaders. This week is an introduction to a fabulous new must-read set of resources for youth ministry...
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The Artistry of James Franco Speaks for All of Us
James Franco's poem about the second inauguration of President Barack Obama is what all of us—any of us—would say, were we given so delicate and subtle a muse as Mr. Franco, or the skill to wield a...
View ArticleSeattle shoo?
In 25 years of writing off and on about poverty-fighting, I've noticed that Christians and Jews who read the Bible see homeless individuals as made in God’s image, but secular conservatives and secular...
View ArticleI Have A Dream: Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr Martin Luther King’s ”I Have A Dream” speech was delivered to over 200,000 civil rights supporters on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, and was unquestionably one of the most God-inspired and...
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How Dr Martin Luther King Moved A Nation
It’s Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Day in America today. Take moment to digest the contents of his “I Have A Dream” speech delivered on the footsteps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963,and it’s not hard to...
View ArticleDouble-Edged Sword: The Power of the Word - Daniel 3:12
But there are some Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego— who pay no attention to you, Your Majesty. They neither serve your gods nor...
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Free Book Giveaway: Who Do You Think You Are?
We are giving away a FREE copy of the book “Who Do You Think You Are?” by Mark Driscoll this week! The deadline to enter into this giveaway is Friday, 1/25 by 11:59pm. We will announce the winner on...
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The Last Victory of General Grant
by Ray Nothstine Review of Charles Bracelin Flood's Grant's Final Victory: Ulysses S. Grant's Heroic Last Year (Da Capo Press, October 2012) ISBN: 978- 0306821516. Hardcover, 320 pages; $27.50. Review...
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Calvin Coolidge
From 1872 to 1933 "It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow." In the Liberal Tradition read more
View ArticleFreedom and Chaos
by Rev. Robert A. Sirico Freedom is a word that can mean dramatically different things to different people in different settings. The kind of freedom that leads to human flourishing—and that is...
View ArticleHow has the Acton Institute broadened its outreach on social media websites?
by Kris Alan Mauren One of the main keys for a successful social media strategy is having timely, professional, and relevant content to share. Almost everyone today is bombarded by content from...
View ArticleBeyonce, Champion Voice-Haver, Sings the National Anthem
It was a gray, blustery day in Washington, D.C., as President Barack Obama took his second oath of office, but there were wide reports of golden rays of sunlight bursting through clouds and flocks of...
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