Tuesday is for Thinking I’m generally a positive and hopeful person, except when it comes to politics. Then I become a cynic. The political season is tuning up its machinery to once again pull the wool over the eyes of America. Both the major political parties are well oiled machines at saying one thing and … More How Many Political Candidates Would Pass these Standards?
Wednesday is for Prayer Christianity, the expression of faith by those who call themselves followers of Christ, whether they be Catholic, Protestant, Independent, Orthodox, Coptic, has made more change for good in the world than any other religious group in the world. This is not to say other groups with religious or no religious affiliation, have … More No “Wonderful Life” without Christianity
Wednesday is for Prayer The election is over. Now we find out what the men and women elected will actually do. Will they keep their promises, follow through on their objectives or was it all just rhetoric? We will find out. The following is from Kairos Journal and reflects the kind of character and conviction … More He’s Not a Black Hero: He’s a Hero and He’s Black
Thursday is for Thinking Here’s another offering from Kairos Journal worth thinking about. The only thing I have added are either in brackets or underlined for emphasis. Christians need to raise their level of thinking on all things political and Stott’s book Human Rights and Human Wrongs: Major Issues for a New Century is a great place … More “Was Jesus Political?”
Two years ago Picking a President: Or Any other Elected Official was released. Still thankful for the work of Phil Gioja in putting together the book trailer. If you are looking for a . . . a devotional commentary on the book of Proverbs a study on leadership from Proverbs a help in thinking about … More Two Year Anniversary of My Last Book (But hopefully not my last)
“I always liked the statement by William F. Buckley, ‘I’d rather be goverened by the first hundred names in the telephone directory than a hundred faculty from Harvard.’ In other words, the common person has better common sense than the faculty of Harvard.” My youngest daughter would love this quote. She is a good “common … More Overheard Wisdom
Its official. The Kindle price on my book Picking a President: Or Any Other Elected Official has dropped by half from $3.99 to $1.99. I have wanted to do this for sometime and finally got through to the publisher with a way to do it. Take advantage now. If you already purchased a paperback version, this is … More Price Drop on “Picking a President”
Weekend Links Ambassadors of a Beaten Down Church: Pastors and their Preaching (Paul Tripp — good advice from a trusted source.) How Demons are Like the NSA (Fascinating bit of analysis that plays out both theologically and politically.) Six Ways Small Churches Can Love Their Communities (And for some practical examples and stories of people … More Beaten Pastors; Demons and the NSA; Small Churches; Clutter and the Mind
A couple of weeks ago, numbers began to spike on sales of my 2012 book, Picking a President: Or Any Other Elected Official. I guess people are beginning to get more interested in the mid-term elections with all of the political scandals that seem to be coming to light. We are 14 days into June … More Government Scandals and What the People of God Can Do
[So whether your candidate won or loss in the last election, don’t forget that the number one job of the Christian is to know God and make Him known. Job one for all of us who claim Christ as our Savior, the thing that is “of first importance” (1 Corinthians 15:1-4), is the preaching of the … More That Christ and the Gospel, Not Elections, Would Be the Center of Our Joy
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