We must distinguish between offense given and offense taken. Indeed, good men, if not associated loved ones, were unfortunately and unnecessarily offended, but whose intention was it to act in a way that would necessarily stir up such strife about named individuals? Certainly not Bryan Chapell’s! Indeed, Bryan is 100% responsible for his thoughts that... Continue Reading

To define or quantify evil is to try to contain and control it. Yet evil is insidious and shape-shifting. If you think you’re exempt, you’re vulnerable. The lessons of Reserve Police Battalion 101, the Stanford Prison Experiment, and the Milgram experiments—in each, ordinary people, placed under particular social pressures, engaged in actions they might otherwise... Continue Reading

The cultural pendulum is swinging right and the pro-child, anti-surrogacy movement is growing. The effect is the refutation of the facade that surrogacy is just a woman trying to help her post-cancer sister have a child. Ordinary people are starting to see that when it comes to gay surrogacy especially, “love” doesn’t make a family.... Continue Reading

This could be nothing more than Disney capitalizing on the success of “Wicked.” It’s a formula: take a villain, make them sympathetic. Or it could be an extension of something much deeper in our culture that is just now reaching our classic villains of fiction.   A new live show debuts later this month at... Continue Reading

Polemics requires careful counterbalance in the life of its authors. One must take pains to abet polemic argument with use of the means of grace of devotional scripture reading, prayer, fellowship, and attendance to the worship services of the church, lest one’s piety become polemic and not gracious, reverent, and productive of love toward God... Continue Reading

Christians are commanded to love and speak the truth; they have no right to accuse another person of presenting a false statement without good cause.  The Apostle Paul reminds us, “Let your gentle spirit be known to all men” (Philippians 4: 5).   Thanks to technology, we can react or reply quickly to articles, discussions,... Continue Reading

Every situation is unique. Some may have many productive years left in their current role, while others may need to retire now to allow new leadership to take the church to the next level. Be honest with yourself. Above all, be honest with God.   There are a lot of us Baby Boomer pastors and... Continue Reading

AI is advancing by leaps and bounds. It can be used for great good, but it also can be used for great evil. Relying on these new technologies to write a better book is certainly not necessarily evil. But is it a good thing?   It is with fear and trepidation that I write this... Continue Reading

These maxims are offered here for any help they might be to you.…these are the ones I felt at the time were significant enough in my life and experience to record. Instead of mine, maybe you would like to write your own….My prayer is that they will be an encouragement and benefit to some for... Continue Reading

Jesus taught that no man can serve two masters—God and money. Harvard’s priorities (some might say Harvard’s gods) might be different from Grove City’s, but the lesson applies just the same. Federal money comes with strings attached. Those strings compromise a school’s independence and threaten its mission.   Harvard University and Grove City College are... Continue Reading