UC Berkeley student leader is facing a “Three Hebrew Children” in Babylon kind of situation. This Christian young woman is being squeezed by administrators, fellow students, and a cultural moral free fall to surrender truth. Parents, it is understood you want best for your sons and daughters in the academic realms. Academic excellence is a…
The Sweetest News Of All
Who Do You Give Thanks To and Does It Matter?
I’m always interested in discussion about truth. An honest discussion about truth is a rare thing. But, I aim to do it for the sake of truth. Thanksgiving is this unique national holiday that reminds all of us that there is a Christian fiber still present in our nation. The origin of this holiday is…
Voting Blitz
Today, in just a few hours I will exercise my voting right as I participate in perhaps the greatest political experiment in the history of the world, the American government. If I don’t vote today, somebody else will. I can’t trust somebody else to inform my government of my values. I will vote with conviction…
Vandalism, the Voice of Cowards
The vandalism at the Islamic mosque in Twin Falls is no way to treat a neighbor. To call anyone a neighbor is not to say one agrees with the religious tenants of that same neighbor. There are civil ways to communicate ones political, religious, or philosophical positions. Throwing a rock through a window is not…
Tell Me That Story, Again
We are experiencing a joy in Christ this week by hosting Alex and Johanne Veillard from Port-au-Prince, Haiti. From the first time we met until now there is a joy in Christ, perhaps like that of the relationships of those biblical letters of encouragement to greetings and meetings of the faithful saints when God gives…
What Man Intended for Harm…
The story of how I met this kind brother began in days of great uncertainty fueled by inaccurate and untruthful reporting from global media outlets. While many, including Christians, wanted to blame and criticize 10 Americans who were arrested in the early days following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and their churches for slowing down…
When Debauchery Is Viewed As Normal
To speak from our pulpits of the grace of God only makes since when we also speak of the holiness of God. When there is no comparison of the righteousness of God to the depravity of man’s heart there will never be a revival of God’s church or an awakening of the Holy Spirit in our city.
At the Ballot Box
(Today, October 15, 2018 is the first day of early voting in Idaho. I’m, admittedly, a stick in the mud when it comes to voting on “election day” and, yes, I realize that this new day of early elections means that “election day” began today. I’m just that way.) Proposition 1 – Is it about…
Open Letter to the Second Baptist Church in Ogden, UT
Dear Second Baptist Church, Ogden, UT, This past Lord’s Day your pastor and his wife and several from your church traveled to Twin Falls, Idaho to minister to the Eastside Baptist Church. I’ve pastored here for over 17 years and I’ve known your pastor for over 25 years. I wanted to just simply express my…