“Gratitude is good for our mental health. It changes the way our brains function. It brings discipline to our thoughts, and it redirects our attention to thought patterns that are good for us rather than destructive. It reduces depression, envy, frustration, regret, and other negative emotions that work against us.”   Many of us are,... Continue Reading

“I believe the epitome of this powerful weakness is prayer. We are told to pray without ceasing (1 Thes. 5:17); to constantly cry out for help. That expression of weakness (prayer) taps us into the greatest, most constant, and most benevolent source of strength – God Himself.”   What does it say about you when... Continue Reading

And to the Church of Christ, I say, don’t give same-sex strugglers the false hope that God is okay with their sin. Lead them to the knowledge that in Christ the power of that sin to rule over them and define them was defeated on the cross. Help these little ones to pursue holiness, peace,... Continue Reading

“Orthodoxy, no matter how politely expressed, suggests that there is a right and a wrong, a true and a false, about things. When orthodoxy is optional, it is admitted under a rule of liberal tolerance that cannot help but be intolerant of talk about right and wrong, true and false. It is therefore a conditional... Continue Reading

Will you next be marching with those who want to “flourish” as “adulterous-Christians?” How about those who “identify” as “incestuous-Christians?” How about those “attracted” to lies rather than truth? Will the church now start celebrating “lying-Christians” and the “treasures, honor and glory” they will bring into the New Jerusalem? How about “hateful-Christians?” Do “greedy-Christians” and... Continue Reading

Of course, those who appeal to historical racism for this purpose gingerly sidestep the fact that Chinese-Americans were also lynched in the 19th century, Japanese-Americans were legally barred from owning land in the early 20th, and over 100,000 Japanese-Americans were forcibly interned during World War II. When called upon to justify the fact that we make Asians work harder than whites... Continue Reading

The historic catechism of the Catholic Church, (based on the Old and New Testament and on centuries of tradition) has always taught that homosexuality is immoral and that the proclivity toward same-sex relations is unnatural. It is surprising then, that the Pope said (according to a Chilean homosexual, who visited him at the Vatican), “Juan... Continue Reading

One cannot be “Gay” or “LGBTQ” and a Christian. “Gay” and “LGBTQ” are terms normally denoting one who is active in a homosexual lifestyle or identifies with a homosexual lifestyle.  There are no two ways about this.  There is no such thing as a person who is a true Christian and who is active in... Continue Reading

Secondly, the court focused on the intolerant statements by various Colorado Civil Rights commissioners made at the public hearings on Jack Phillips’ case.  The commissioners endorsed “the view that religious beliefs cannot legitimately be carried into the public sphere or commercial domain, implying that religious beliefs and persons are less than fully welcome in Colorado’s... Continue Reading

Here are some clarifications: The SJC denied the Frazier Complaint, by a vote of 20-0. The SJC did not “note” something in a concurring opinion.  The SJC does not write concurring opinions. (Such opinions are only the words of the signing SJC members and have no authority in themselves.  They reflect the thinking of the... Continue Reading