What do the couplets of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, Al Capone and Bugs Moran, and the Hatfield’s and the McCoy’s all share in common? They’re bitter enemies, with a whole lot of blood staining their landscapes. What’s an enemy? According to your basic dictionary definition, it’s more than a simple dislike. Sure, we could … [Read more…]
We live in a litigious society. Why? Because it works – meaning, because it pays. Even the most frivolous lawsuits can be disproportionately profitable; you can walk away with some soft-earned cash. One prison inmate, for example, sued the place of his incarceration because his orange jumpsuit offended his aesthetic sensibilities. No kidding. The case … [Read more…]
Update: We have power and will be open for service on Sunday, March 4th! Quite often Christians cite Hebrews 1:2a to affirm the authority of Christ for today, and how He is God’s Final Spokesman. If we believe this, we must also believe what is revealed in the prior verse, that God has spoken through … [Read more…]
Everybody knows what husbands ought to do for Valentine’s Day. We either wrap up a box of Godiva chocolates, or arrange a dozen roses, or wine and dine our sweetheart at her favorite restaurant. And really good husbands do all three. I’ll pick this up again later – I need to run to the florist … [Read more…]
Evangelical Christianity routinely gets ripped for being irrelevant. “Those die-hard zealots just can’t keep up with the changing times.” Our accusers build their case on the presumption that our revered Book, the Bible, is outdated, old-fashioned, and thoroughly mismatched for today’s liberated minds. “Maybe it fit for the needs of the 1st century world, and … [Read more…]
