I continue to pray that America will not be fooled again. God have mercy.
Tag: culture
The Gospel according to Thor
As a kid I was a comic book junkie. I started out with Superman and Batman, and couldn’t get enough. When my mother held me to three comics per week, that’s what I brought home each Sunday – plus a couple more hidden under […]
Regain your health
Eight years ago I undertook a quest to restore my health. I saw pictures of myself at my sister’s funeral, and they did not reflect anyone I wanted myself to be. Over the years I had steadily put on weight and lost energy. It […]
Politics and godliness
Since the mid-1980s I’ve counted myself as a conservative. I spent time on the abortion barricades and in the public square, advocating for morality and for America’s return to her Constitutional roots, as the only basis on which we can survive in any recognizable […]
VA. School District Reposts Ten Commandments
Be still my heart. A public school district has decided to post the Ten Commandments back up on the walls of all its schools: A southwest Virginia school district has reposted copies of the Bible’s Ten Commandments in all county schools, despite concerns that […]
Can man be good without God?
I don’t really follow these things, but I was reading about how a comedian, Ricky Gervais, mocked God during the Golden Globes awards. Gervais was subsequently interviewed by Piers Morgan, and this is what he said in part: [Christians] don’t have a monopoly on […]
Obama celebrates abortion
On the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, president Obama issued an affirmational statement: Today marks the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that protects women’s health and reproductive freedom, and affirms a fundamental principle: that government should not intrude […]
“Parent One”, “Parent Two”
There is plenty to be disturbed about in our nation, even on a daily basis, but this latest story struck me as a milestone to be noted. Yesterday, the State Department announced that it was “improving” passport applications to ask for information about “Parent […]
Another chance for America, another chance for the church
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. -Prov 16:18 And so it’s true, pride comes before a fall; I’m telling you, so that you don’t lose all. – John Lennon, “I’m a loser”, 1965 Yesterday, America gave the Democrats an historic drubbing. […]
The fleecing of a nation
Some think that God has no place in politics. But the Bible tells us that we are not to be overcome by evil. Cynicism must not rule us. We are to watch and pray and to occupy until the Master returns. We are to be faithful in “unrighteous riches”. We are to expose evil, rejoice in truth, and overcome evil with good.
Facebook’s sordid history shows the dangers of indiscriminate social networking
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7127721.ece (link is now behind a paywall – Jan, 12) From the London Times there comes more insight into the mindset that drives Facebook, in its coverage of a bio-pic on FB’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg. I’m gratified that the story behind Facebook’s privacy incursions […]
Meekness is not weakness
Jesus' life was one of continually confronting the status quo that suppressed knowledge of God. He never ran from it, and He never compromised truth in order to keep the peace or be popular. And when the occasion was right, He didn’t shrink back from engaging in a verbal brawl (the “seven woes” on the Pharisees in Mt 23) or even using actual physical force (the cleansing of the temple).
Where church and society are heading
Over at the Washington Examiner, Mark Tapscott has written a very insightful article looking forward. It's pretty rare to have someone take a peak into the future and come up with a believable scenario, especially one that runs counter to prevailing wisdom, but that's what Mark has done. And what he envisions for our society has repercussions for the church as well.
Witnessing to the culture
Sanctified political action is a good and even necessary thing which should be pursued. But if we don’t change the hearts of the people we are going to lose the culture, and then the nation itself, and no law or politics will be able to stem that tide. The church can function without government support. It's terribly undesirable, inconvenient and painful, as we abundantly see in persecuted nations, but it can be done. But the church cannot function with the personal testimonies of the saints.
