While talking to a Christian brother about a popular preacher and the importance of appreciating our own pastors, I invoked Roberto Clemente. Roberto Clemente, the GOAT Growing up in a small town, about a half-hour north of Pittsburgh, PA, I dreamed of one day being a Pittsburgh Pirate. My plan was to succeed Steve Blass as the pitching ace of the team. If that didn't work … [Read more...]
The Man Who Will Marry My Daughter (I Still Mean It)
I wrote this article 14 years ago. It details my expectations for the man who will marry my daughter. I still mean it. Over the years, this article has proven to be the most hated article I've ever written--not only by pagans, but also by professing Christians. Accusations of misogyny and treating my daughters as property and slaves have come from both the lost and those who … [Read more...]
Family Worship: Get Started and Don’t Over-Think It
Family Worship. In a day and age filled with distractions, most of them having no eternal value, consistency in family worship is difficult. One reason might be that Christian fathers simply over-think it. A Recent Email Earlier this week I received an email from a dad in Oklahoma. He wrote: Good morning once again! It is a blessing to email you this morning. I have been … [Read more...]
Christian Nationalism: Don’t Want Something God Never Promised
If Christian Nationalism succeeds (I don't believe it will succeed nor do I hope it will), then American Christians will be robbed of something many American evangelicals do everything they can to avoid. They will be robbed of a wonderful manifestation of God's grace. Persecution. When the early church experienced persecution, they didn't band together to call for and/or … [Read more...]
The Driftwood Moose Head and the Atheist Art Collector: A Parable
What you are about to read is a parable about creation, design, atheism, and the absurdity of Darwinian Evolution. An Amazing Talent Jennifer Szczyrbak is a dear, sweet sister in Christ who, in my estimation, is an amazing talent. She is a sculptor, painter, photographer, and blogger. Jennifer makes her home and has her studio in Minnesota and the shorelines of the "Land of … [Read more...]
Darrell Brooks Has a Fool for a Client; Do You?
Darrell Brooks has a fool for a client. Do you? Read on to learn why I make the assertion and ask you, the reader, the question. Lincoln's Famous Quote Prior to becoming the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer. We have no shortage of memorable quotes from the man most consider to be one of, if not the greatest presidents in American history. I … [Read more...]
Something to Think About: Your Estate Sale is Comin’!
As I took Roxy for a walk yesterday, I saw parked cars lining both sides of a street. A small roadside sign in the distance read "Estate Sale." The Last of the Spirits The scene unfolding before me took my mind to a couple of places. The first place, I will discuss shortly. the second place was to a similar scene in Charles Dickens's classic work, "A Christmas Carol." Mrs. … [Read more...]