What Would Jesus Cut? Bread vs. Bombs
Growing up in the Bible belt in East Tennessee, I can remember an entire campaign built around – “What Would Jesus Do?” There were WWJD bracelets, stickers, and t-shirts. Today there is a new campaign. As legislators in D.C. debate cuts in the federal budget, Christian leaders around the country are posing the question “What Would Jesus Cut?” We simply …
Deeper Meanings for Sabbath Keeping
I grew up in a Jewish neighborhood and I knew that Orthodox Jews make a big thing out of observing …
What You and Frodo Might Just Have in Common
I can’t be trusted with Christian fiction. It’s not that can’t be trusted to write it. I can’t even be …
Destructive Donations?
Henry Thoreau once said, “When people come and say, ‘I want to help you’, I flee.” I think that what …
The Myopic Nature of Greed
We have all heard before that money can’t buy happiness. We have all heard before that it doesn’t matter how …
National Debt as a Biblical Issue
Two days ago I was interviewed by abcnews.com for a piece the journalist was writing entitled, “National Debt as a …
Tired Exhausted Ministry
Jesus said, “Come unto me, all you who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” All …
