THE AGE OF 911

We live in the Age of 911, the emergency call so fittingly memorializing a shocking day—9/11, 2001—when America was confronted by a challenge to examine who we are and what we believe in the face of a powerful force that seeks to destroy us. Twenty-five years later...

A Plague of Uncertainty 

It is not unusual to hear that another “Christian” rock band leader has rejected Christ.   Falling away from faith in Jesus Christ is a tragedy that must be lamented whenever it occurs, but in an era of mega churches and fluffy sermonettes and frothy “music”...

Defeated By Ideology, Not Guns 

We still live in the shadow of 911. That shocking day in September 2001 confronted America with a challenge to examine who we are and what we believe in the face of a powerful ideological force that seeks to destroy us. 25 years later our response to the challenge...

Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays? 

The word merry as in “Merry Christmas” means pleasing or agreeable. It conveys notions of joy and delight. “Happy holidays” just doesn’t do it.   I thought about that when I recently added a smile to a cheerful “Merry Christmas” greeting as I made a...

Jesus Christ, the Cornerstone

The Bible frequently uses an architectural metaphor of a cornerstone as a symbol of Jesus Christ.   Psalm 118:22 declares, “The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner”, prophetically pointing to Christ’s central role in God’s plan...