49 people were gunned down and killed in an Orlando gay bar early Sunday morning, with another 53 wounded. You can read more about the gut-wrenching story here (CNN). The Orlando Sentinel is compiling a page where you can read a short tribute about each of the victims. There are lots of heavy elements to […]
John Rhys-Davies: As Christianity is ‘Wiped Out,’ LOTR Actor Calls Out Political Correctness
Actor John Rhys-Davies’ comments about radical Islam and our political correctness (while being interviewed by Adam Carolla) were trending all over social media last week. Rhys-Davies is best known for playing Gimli in The Lord of the Rings series, as well as his role as Indiana Jones’ friend Sallah in the Indiana Jones movie series. […]
After 21 Christians beheaded, Malala can talk peace but can’t change Qur’an
“For me, Islam is a religion of peace,” Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala says in an NBC News story about the 21 Christians recently beheaded by ISIS in Egypt. Meanwhile, the White House inches closer to declaring war on ISIS. But there’s a problem no one seems to want to talk about: ISIS is only […]
After Death Threats from Muslims in Lansing, Post Deleted, Reposted Anonymously
I posted on Friday about an ex-Muslim friend of mine who has become a Christian. My friend lives in Lansing. Three days after the post, he received a phone call from a 517 (Lansing) area code threatening to kill him. The caller was speaking in Farsi, my friend’s native language. The caller specifically told my […]
No Plastic Christians
There are days when I feel very inept to be a pastor. I’ve said something stupid to someone and now they have an opinion of me that is true based on my mistaken comment, but not true of who I really am. I fear upsetting people with leadership decisions to be made. I have upset […]
The Plague of American Christians: Caring What Other People Think
For most of my life, my insecurities have caused me to care too much about what other people think of me. When we first started our church, I decided we would not count how many people were in attendance each week. Didn’t want to focus on the wrong things, you know? Didn’t want to make […]