“We blush because we are ashamed or embarrassed. In the Scriptures we see this happen in Genesis chapter 3. After Adam and Eve sinned they attempted to hide from God because they were ashamed. They felt accountable to God. There was an awareness of internal shortcomings, corruption, or imperfection as well as an awareness of... Continue Reading

“Ultimately, there is no question that money was discussed and would be exchanged, that ways to better kill an unborn baby were included, and that the brochure explains how your clinic can financially benefit from such things. That’s called “selling” no matter how you want to spin it.”   There are things not to be... Continue Reading

“I think the best way to learn family devotions is by example: Find out what other people do, and imitate them as your starting point. So let me tell you how we do family devotions and, if you have not yet developed the habit, at least consider beginning here.”   I am a believer in family... Continue Reading

“Celebrating singleness and unmarried families is not progressive in the sense of how it effects children. Broken families are associated with every kind of social dysfunction, from criminality to poverty and mental illness. Human beings, particularly children, Sigmund Freud noted, need a sense that they matter more to their parents than others.”   Recent setbacks... Continue Reading

“If I am a friend only when I find friendship convenient, then I am not a friend. If I am a friend only when I stand to gain from the friendship, then I am not a friend. If I abandon a friend when he is in need, or even when he is in sin, then... Continue Reading

“The idea of ‘fencing the Table’ comes from the Old Testament concept of keeping the holy things of worship (i.e. the Ark of the Covenant, Priesthood, sacrifices, etc.) holy. If someone touched the Ark of the Covenant in the Old Testament, they would immediately be struck dead by God.”   Of all the phraseology that we... Continue Reading

“It’s about marriage equality,” Collier told the Associated Press. “You can’t have this without polygamy.” A county civil litigator Kevin Gillen said he was reviewing Montana’s bigamy laws and expected to send a formal response to Collier by this week.”   The Supreme Court’s decision in June that legalized same-sex marriage across the country has unleashed a renewed... Continue Reading

The writers of Scripture and the Church Fathers had such a negative view of homosexual acts as a violation of the very foundation of creation that all discussion of the goods of homosexual coupling must be treated as a desensitizing of the Christian church against this grave wrong. If we would be concerned about a... Continue Reading

Jesus’ point is that food in and of itself is not spiritual. It goes in the mouth and comes out the other end. Eating a particular food does not make us more or less spiritual. Vegetables are not more godly than meat. Organic is not more godly than processed. Oreos and Cheez-Whiz are just as... Continue Reading

The political and cultural climate of America does not make us exiles. It can, however, remind us that we are exiles and strangers, just as our ancestors were. American Christians can wake up from the hypnosis of an illusory “Christian America,” and learn to seek first the kingdom of God. We can stop counting on... Continue Reading