Callous christians?
December 1st, 2022
The apparent commands of God in the Old Testament to commit genocide have long troubled me, as they should trouble any thoughtful and compassionate person. (I hope I am both!) How could a God of love command such atrocities? I think this problem can be resolved with God’s good name intact, if we understand the […]
Why politicians, media and advertisers can get away with untruths
November 8th, 2022
Truth is sometimes hard to find in politics. Politicians and media take advantage of our trust and tell us misinformation. But we can guard against this.
The church vs secular culture on gender identity: are we listening?
October 25th, 2022
Another christianity and alleged homophobia incident involving a football club. Can we learn anything from it?
8 actions to save God’s world and his people
October 3rd, 2022
The world is in a sorry state right now. Not only a brutal unjustified invasion of Ukraine with its accompanying atrocities, not only anti-democracy movements in many counties, but climate catastrophes. Record, unprecedented flooding in Europe, Pakistan and Australia. Fierce wildfires in the US, Europe and Australia. Destructive storms in the US and Japan. Worsening […]
Faith for the future?
September 19th, 2022
You don’t have to be worried about faith deconstruction. You can go about it in a constructive way.
But is the church listening?
September 5th, 2022
Many younger people have important things to say to the church. But so far I don’t think many churches are listening.
Was Jesus a leftist?
August 10th, 2022
The story of a conservative christian guy who became a leftist while attending a conservative christian college.
Faith for our future?
August 3rd, 2022
Should christianity be any different in the 21st century than it has been for the last two millennia?
Lessons learned along the way
July 10th, 2022
I have been following Jesus, albeit imperfectly, for about 60 years! It was during the period from about October 1961 to September 1962 that I decided not only that I believed in Jesus, but I was willing to follow him in my life. Since that time in a reformed evangelical church, I’ve come to think […]
Religion & politics: unequally yoked?
June 21st, 2022
Do religion and politics mix? There are good reasons for christians to be active in politics, and some traps to avoid.
A list of all blog posts, in reverse chronological order, is on the Blog archive page.