The Senior Adult Dilemma, Part 1
No amount of longing for a bygone era will cause it to return. Nostalgia is not a spiritual gift.
The senior adult dilemma is not universal in churches, but it is widespread enough to cause heartburn for many a leader. From changing Sunday School meeting rooms, to changing musical styles, to changing service times, it seems anything–no matter how trivial–can start waves of complaints. Not only is this grievous to watch, it is difficult... Continue Reading
Profiles In Fundamentalist Education
Scenes from a Christian School
From second through ninth grades I was a student at a school founded by graduates of Bob Jones University who came to my home town originally as Child Evangelism workers. With a little humor and a little pain I now refer to my school as The Big House and my leaving after ninth grade (no... Continue Reading
Repairing the Damage Done
Does time heal the wounds that broken trust inflicts?
But what happens when trust doesn’t work out so nicely, when someone breaks it? No longer is it such an easy thing to overlook. In any relationship, given time, one person will inevitably break another’s trust. When this happens can we assume that if we wait it will come back or that the relationship will... Continue Reading
More Meddling with the Military and Muddying the Constitution
President Orders Benefits to Same Sex Couples at DOD
Should we just disregard yet another attack on the military by an intrusive and constitutionally schizophrenic administration? For all of this deciphering, training, and amending of orders is not to defeat a ruthless enemy bent on destroying us (and there is Iran and North Korea…). All of the new activity at the Pentagon is to... Continue Reading
5 Things Every Daughter Needs to Hear From Her Dad
There is something about having a daughter that softens a man, adds a certain tenderness to his soul
Whatever you do, don’t let your daughter consume the poison of the culture which measures a woman’s worth by her independence, by her ability to give away freely her purity. Don’t for a moment let her swallow the lie that sexual license is anything but a bondage of the worst kind, the enemy’s way of... Continue Reading
The Seminary Bubble
School loans, uncertain futures, and poor preparation for the realities of pastoring
I’ve known scores of seminary students. Many have the natural leadership gifts to be pastors, but many do not. I’ve seen the ones who do not jumping through the bureaucratic hoops with a wife and children in tether, sacrifices made, poverty borne with grace, and then heartbreak. No pulpit, no job, except maybe a church... Continue Reading
How Can I Tell If I’m Called to Pastoral Ministry?
Do I still want to be a pastor if I never write a book, never speak at a conference, and never have a big church?
I’ve been asked the question many times, and I’m not sure I agree with it. The question often assumes that pastors, unique among all the vocations of the world, will (and sometimes must) have a powerful, divine, subjective call to ministry that overwhelmingly points them in their God-ordained direction. I don’t see support for that... Continue Reading
Homeschooling Not a Fundamental Right Says Justice Department
Who has the greater right over the education of children: the parents or the State?
On January 26, 2010, a federal immigration judge granted the Romeikes political asylum, ruling they had a reasonable fear of persecution for their beliefs if they returned to their homeland. The judge also denounced the German policy, saying it was, “utterly repellent to everything we believe as Americans.” However, President Obama’s Justice Department disagreed. They... Continue Reading
God for Obamacare …Dr. Ben Carson’s Heresy
Was Dr. Carson out of line for bringing up healthcare at the National Prayer Breakfast?
In truth, what certain members of the media object to is “the mere fact that Carson publicly disagreed with Obama on healthcare, especially in the context of faith. For liberal Democrats, conservative Republicans should never use their faith to disagree; only liberal Democrats enjoy such freedoms. I could give a thousand examples illustrating the point;... Continue Reading
Thoughts on the Insanity and Absurdity of Sending Our Wives and Daughters into Combat and Three Egalitarian Myths
While men and women are equal in many ways, there are distinctions that must also be considered when it comes to combat
The juggernaut of social and cultural irrationality has now spread from the laughable and the ridiculous to the dangerous and the frightening, as a nation sacrifices its wives and daughters by sending them into combat at the inevitable expense of national security, combat integrity, military effectiveness and efficiency. My wife is Cindy. Cindy and... Continue Reading