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Nidal Hasan’s crime was horrific. In 2009 he murdered thirteen soldiers at Fort Hood. Nothing can excuse this. I’m not going to get into the death penalty debate. I’ll just observe that actions have consequences. Having said this, why should Hasan’s firing squad execution be televised, as the Secretary of Defense plans? Does he think…
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Just yesterday I encountered what may be the central question of all humanity regarding God. A person I know was lamenting that a loved one is going through the personality destruction of Alzheimer’s disease. “Why would God allow him to go through this kind of mental destruction? What’s the point of that?” she asked. Few…
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White male dominance in North America is nearing the end. Some of this is just demographics. By the middle of this present century white people will no longer be the numeric majority in the United States. It is also a pivotal cultural shift. Over seven decades ago I was born into a world defined largely…
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I’m one of those who’s a sucker for Fall. I start thinking about getting out Fall decorations and having the first pumpkin spice latte around the middle of August. And, even though it happens every year, when I first see a maple tree with leaves that are turning, I act as if it’s the first…
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Consider this statement: “The public has a vital interest in receiving accurate, independent information about its government. No administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting.” This sounds like something posted by one of the news agencies the president banned from the White House, doesn’t it? (CNN, Political, and MSNOW )…
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Last week, the King of Hospitality received his place in the Church Triumphant. When we moved to the southeast Missouri community of Sikeston in 2005, one of the first persons to make us feel at home was Keith Colley. Keith had a larger-than-life welcomeness about him. His infectious smile and good humor just made you…
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It’s staggering to me how extensively fear is driving the human train right now. The price of a gallon of gas hit $4.29 where I live today. Many fear we are headed toward complete economic collapse. With extreme weather events and temperatures, many are afraid that, unless we find a dramatic way to work with…
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A quarter century ago on this very morning the world changed forever, in the experience of those who were alive when it happened. Most of us remember where we were and what we were doing when we heart that the World Trade Center buildings had been attacked via weaponized commercial airliners. The ghastly event threw…
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I use a daily devotional app called Lectio 365. Last week’s contributor was a Jesus-follower named Carla Harding. In one of the sessions, she said something that rings true for all churches who aim to be obedient to the mission of The Great Commandment (Mark 12:28-31) and The Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20). She noted that…
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Yesterday we came home from a short trip to discover a small flyer placed on our door. It was from a local church, practicing the old-school evangelizing method of door-to-door soliciting. (Have to give them credit for stepping out.) The lead question in the flyer’s content was some version of an inquiry I’ve heard all…
