“How many of you here have ever doubted your belief that there is no God?” That was the question posed by radio commentator Dennis Prager at an annual American Atheists […]

I haven’t blogged all summer because, well, I’ve been depressed. I won’t go into details, but my family and I have slogged through some serious health and employment issues this […]

I’m a United Methodist, which means we meet a lot. One of our biggest meetings is annual conference which, as the name implies, is a yearly gathering. This past week, […]

Are wives to submit to their husbands? Paige Patterson, the recently-ousted president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, thinks so.  But now, in light of the Me Too movement, Dr. Patterson […]

Leave your Bible on the bookshelf, where it belongs. At least, that’s the recommendation of the editors at GQ Magazine, who listed the Holy Canon among the “21 Books You Don’t Have […]

“Is that really the way you talk?” the woman asked with a little chuckle. I was preaching at an out-of-state event and meeting some of the leaders in the church. […]

If you were to paint a picture of a sex trafficker, it probably wouldn’t look like Allison Mack. The perky blonde co-star of Smallville, the popular TV series that chronicled […]

Not too long ago, a seminary student interviewed me for a class assignment on “non-traditional ministry roles.” I guess a grown man who dresses up in church would be considered […]

This must be “Pick On an Old Man Week.” I was playing “Draw Something” with a randomly-chosen player, and he obviously saw my profile pic because he sent me this […]

If you could custom-order a messiah, it probably wouldn’t be Jesus. In His day, He did not fit the popular idea of a savior — and still doesn’t by many […]