A “civilized” nation has the responsibility to act with civility. If we lose that—and we are dangerously close to losing all traces of respect and civility in our public speech in America—then we cannot continue to call ourselves a civilized nation. You can see the lack of civility and respect...
Let me start by saying that the world is broken. And there is plenty of blame to go around. But it’s unhealthy to spend too much time playing the blame game. Need evidence that the world is broken and messed up? Look around. Wars. Terrorists. Earthquakes. Murders. Hurricanes. Pandemics. There...
The Bible doesn’t directly say anything about the minimum wage. It is a modern political issue. But the Bible does teach us to be fair to those who work for us. For example, Deuteronomy 23:4 says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” The teaching...
I’m not sure when Christians in Arizona stopped fighting and began embracing legal and public gambling. Perhaps it started when Arizona voted to approve a lottery in November of 1980. Perhaps it began in 1988 when Congress passed the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to promote self-sufficiency and economic development for...
I’ve been inundated with questions from members and friends on, “Why didn’t you endorse a candidate last year?” and “Who did you vote for?” To the frustration of many, I didn’t endorse a candidate or a party, nor have I announced who I voted for in the presidential, senatorial, and...
Congratulations! Your party has won the presidency as well as control of the Senate and the House. That puts a significant responsibility on your shoulders for leadership in our country. And though I have many policy differences with you, I want you to know that my prayers are with you. ...
On November 3, America will choose a President. It may be our existing President Donald Trump elected to another 4-year term. Or it may be that we elect former Vice-President Joe Biden to a term. I’m not good at making political predictions, so I won’t even make a guess. What...
I vote. And I encourage you to vote. But let me state right up front that I am not going to tell you who to vote for. I don’t endorse candidates and I don’t endorse parties. I know some pastors endorse candidates directly, and I know many more who do...
We are now deep into election season, which seems to get longer every year. It’s easy to get cranky and frustrated—and maybe even more than a little bit angry—during political season. As a matter of fact, candidates want us to get angry. They know that an angry person is more...
Like many families with school-age children in the 1960’s and 70’s, my parents bought a very expensive but very helpful encyclopedia set. It had 30 volumes and came with 10 years-or-so of annual supplements that provided us with new knowledge and corrections. It became for us (after the Bible of course)...
