Does it Pay to Pray for Healing?
A widowed mother of six dies of breast cancer. In the months preceding her death, the members of her church held weekly prayer meetings, begging God to heal her. Twice, all night prayer vigils were held on ...
The Perils of Well-Meaning But Short-Sighted Generosity
Rick Warren, the most prominent evangelical pastor of our day, has established a highly successful program arranging teams from his church to help specific villages in Africa. Given the effectiveness of his o...
Is Christianity a Casualty of War?
Recently, I sat in dismay as I watched a television show that featured a prominent Christian author defending the use of torture in the war against terrorism. I was outraged that this man could try to make a...
Radiation Leaks, Creation Care, and Much Prayer
The latest reports say that over 140, 000 people are devastatingly positioned in Japan to be affected by potential radiation leaks from the nearby Nuclear Plant. Japanese officials have ordered these 140, 000 f...
Trusting God in a Consumerist Society
Consider what Jesus said about wealth and how he told us that we cannot love both God and money (i.e. material things) at the same time (Matt 6:24). Danish religious philosopher Soren Kierkegaard commented on t...
Choose Love Not Power
One of my recently published books is entitled Choose Love Not Power. It may be the most important book I have ever written. It’s an updated version of a book I wrote years ago, entitled The Power Delusion. ...
Caffeine, Workout Routines, and Sweets
"So. . .what are you giving up?"
It's the question of the day as people everywhere embark on the Lenten journey. Answers include everything from soda to chocolate and fast food to fine dining. And it's not onl...
Compassion Towards the LGBT Community
Eric Hoffer, in his book The True Believer, makes an incredibly profound statement. He declares that a movement can exist without a god, but never without a devil! Hitler understood that when he made the J...
The Myth of Busyness
Busyness is a futile attempt to convey to yourself and to others that you are a person of great importance. The overwhelming thought process is that a very busy life (for Jesus of course) + work + family + eve...
Growing Where We’re Planted
To make a difference for good in this world a person has to have a sense of place. But few of us have such a sense. We are a people on the move. We change jobs and we move to different cities as our jobs demand...