China and The Electoral College

Summary Today, the electoral college meets across the United States of America. What will come of their voting? Time will tell. In the meantime, we have an interesting headline to contemplate since yesterday, when the names and personal information of 1.95 million Chinese Communist Party members embedded around the world – including in the U.S.,…More

The MacFarlanes

Summary My family celebrated my son Enoch’s 5th birthday last night. To that end, we enjoyed having some guests over. While our guests were over, we got into talking about genealogy, and that reminds me that I want to share with you some of the interesting things I have learned about my MacFarlane ancestors on…More

Be Kind Without Compromising

Summary A listener – Ben from Ohio – writes in with the following question: “So, we as Christians are supposed to be kind and helpful and uplifting. How do you go about doing that to a liberal, for example, while also not giving the impression you support their stance or point of views?” To help…More

Loving The Too Easily Offended

Summary 1. Thought exercise You decide you are not going to offend anyone about the masks issue, and then immediately walk into a room with 10 people – 5 wearing masks and 5 not wearing masks. The 5 wearing masks will be offended if you do not wear a mask; and the 5 not wearing…More

Why Christians Should Get Political

Summary In Jeremiah 29, we see a mandate to God’s people in Babylonian captivity. They are to: Build houses and plant gardens Take wives and have children Marry off their children to get grandchildren Seek the welfare of the city to which God has brought them as exiles In all these things, God is saying…More

The COVID Vaccine Question

Summary Everyone is talking about the several COVID vaccines being developed, but I want to talk especially about the idea that this vaccination might become a mandatory condition of travel and employment.  As Christians, we are directed in the New Testament by the Apostle Paul to “study to show yourselves approved workmen that need not…More

Marriage and Thanksgiving

The day before yesterday was my wife Lauren’s and my 14-year anniversary, and we chose strategically to get married the week of Thanksgiving because we want to remember to have an attitude of gratitude about our marriage. Yesterday was Thanksgiving 2020, and we had our neighbors over to share a meal and thank God for…More

Ctrl Alt Delete Facebook

I deleted my Facebook account this morning.  They asked me “Are you sure?” “Are you really, really sure?” When I answered in the affirmative each time, finally I got the response: “It’s scheduled for deletion in 30-days.” I have been a very active Facebook user since 2006 – in other words, for all my adult…More