Taproot Theater is presently offering a marvelous production of CS Lewis’ classic book, “The Great Divorce” on their mainstage.   After...

There were many in the evangelical world of my youth (read: James Dobson, Jerry Falwell, et. al.) who decried the ‘liberal courts’ for...

1. They’ve pointed out the elephant in the room:  we don’t KNOW (in the same way we know that we’re reading a blog right now) the...

I recently read a survey that indicated 90% of American men self identify as being “above average fitness” compared to their peers.  When...

The past decade could have, and perhaps should have been a time for Christians to begin learning about Islam.  But that didn’t happen...

The viewer is drawn into a post-apocalyptic world populated by savage survivalists.  As the story unfolds, we learn that Eli is carrying...

David Brooks excellent article about this week’s quake in Haiti is a must read.  Whether you agree with his diagnosis or not, he shines a...

I’d like to spend a few words building the case for marriage, because this institution, like all institutions (it seems) is increasingly...

“Roman Road”.  In essence, this declaration of the good news find in Christ was, to use a cooking term, a ‘reduction’.  The idea was to...

1. Exercise – I’m bummed that I’m starting the new year with a couple of injuries that are making my exercise routine more challenging....

Years ago a read a little book called, “The Torch of the Testimony”, and after traveling as a tourist during this past trip in Europe,...

Merry Christmas from Austria… I’ll be on holiday until New Year’s Eve. In the meantime, here’s a gift I’ve shared with my family as a...

After falling last Thursday on the ski slope in Austria, I could barely move. My fall was a mere 150 meters of skiing above the gondola,...

In case you weren’t at Bethany Community Church yesterday (and even if you were), I thought you’d enjoy this little production, created...

Last night, the students who’d come together twelve weeks ago to begin their Bible School experience, brought it to completion with a...

The normal run of the mill people though?  They seemed drawn to the man, which is baffling because they’re not generally drawn to his...

The first is about the conference itself, particularly the cries from the far right about the possibilities of dire economic consequences...

In a few minutes I’ll go to class and complete the studies in Genesis with students here, and then board the train for Augsburg, where...

school where I’m teaching this week is in the Bavarian region of Germany, a predominantly Catholic part of the country in contrast to the...