In 2010, a man named Barry Glassner published a book entitled The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things. While I cannot endorse all his ideas, I agree with his view that people and organizations (like politicians, advocacy groups, the marketing/advertising industry, and news outlets, including weather reporting) manipulate our perceptions…
“Whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all. For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. So speak and so do as…
Psalm 2:1-3 Why are things in such an uproar? Society seems to be ripping apart at the seams. Political leaders are assuming that they have more authority than they actually possess. Armed protestors are showing up on capitol steps to demand liberty. Political conspiracies are being unmasked as the “power grabs” that they really are…
A scolding article in the New York Times this week started with the byline, “Churches were eager to reopen. Now they are confronting coronavirus cases.” Tim Challies gives a pretty good summary and rebuttal of the article. As I read, I was in shock. How can the writers not see the silliness of what they are…
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16 In past pandemics in America there was an emphasis on our need for God’s intervention in our lives personally and in our nation. Today, our society is saying over…
For years I have been perplexed when it comes to religious liberty. Should gay marriage be illegal? Definitely. What about adultery? Not so sure. No question in my mind that heroin should be illegal. But should we outlaw alcohol too? One over-worn stock phrase is that “you can’t legislate morality.” And in fact, history demonstrates…
Proverbs 29:8 – “Scornful men bring a city into a snare [set a city aflame]: but wisemen turn away wrath.” What should we do in these dangerous times? As you and I read the news about our nation, we grow more and more concerned. What will the end of these things be? How can order…
How do I reconcile the fact that “I am fearfully and wonderfully made” (Psalm 139:14) and yet “I was born in sin, and in sin did my mother conceive me” (Psalm 51:5). They are both affirmative biblical truths and Satan seeks to deny them both. Satan wants to convince us that we are flawed…