If Jesus wrote a Christmas letter…..

(found this on the internets today…. thought I’d pass this one on) It has come to my attention that many of you are upset that folks are taking My name out of the season. How I personally feel about this celebration can probably be most easily understood by those of you who have been blessed with children of your own. I don’t care what you call the day. If you want to celebrate My birth, just GET...

U.S. Christian leaders slam Uganda’s anti-homosexuality act

Our Christian faith recognizes violence, harassment and unjust treatment of any human being as a betrayal of Jesus’ commandment to love our neighbors as ourselves. As followers of the teachings of Christ, we must express profound dismay at a bill currently before the Parliament in Uganda. The “Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2009″ would enforce lifetime prison sentences and in some cases the death...

Christianity and the death penalty are incompatible

Period. Those who quote “an eye for an eye” have got it wrong and obviously have forgotten the words of Jesus and Paul. The OT concept of “ayin tahat ayin” comes in direct response to Lamech’s claim in Genesis 4: One day Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; listen to me, you wives of Lamech. I have killed a man who attacked me, a young man who wounded...

Random thoughts from 30,000 feet

Technology never ceases to amaze me.  I’m sitting here on a flight to Chicago, and ultimately Detroit, to attend my grandmother’s funeral.  Yet, I can still link up to the interwebs.  Sometimes its just amazing. Anyway, that’s not what I logged on to say. This last week has been, well, absolutely suck-ful to put it gently.  The up and down and crash of my Uncle’s health and hopes for a...

The Real "Magic Kingdom"

Those of you who know me, know I love to read…especially anything related to history, philosophy, or theology.  Since I’ve been in school for the last two years, I haven’t had much time to read for enjoyment, which I’ve missed terribly. Now that I’ve got more free time, I’ve started reading again, and one of the books I’ve picked up is “The Secret Message of...