The travel ban falls. . . for now The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the Trump administration’s halt on immigration from seven majority Muslim countries saying that the administration had not proven the threat to national security. While there are points to be made on both sides of this issue which will likely be…
Free Speech For All, Or Free Speech For None
The images from the campus of UC Berkeley were shocking. Young people dressed completely in black causing more than $100,000 in damage to the campus and surrounding businesses. The cause? A protest, apparently highjacked by a few, over the invitation of Milo Yiannopoulos to speak by a student group. Berkeley has long been the seedbed…
The Image of God and the Death Penalty
The verdict was not surprising. From the beginning, there wasn’t any question about whether or not he was guilty. Dylann Roof, the gunman who entered the Emanuel AME Church and shot African American church members during a Wednesday evening prayer meeting, had confessed to the crime and, chillingly, showed no remorse. As the jury returned…
Cover to Cover 2/6-2/12
Monday Exodus 28:1-29:30 Moses continues recording the different articles of the tabernacle. Through chapter 30, we are tempted to skim over this section as unimportant. However, these are important details because the Lord has commanded that the tabernacle is built in a particular manner, showing that we are not free to worship God in any…
Weekly Wrap-Up 2/3/17
And The Nominee Is… Many conservatives said they voted for Donald Trump primarily because of the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Antonin Scalia. On Tuesday, President Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacancy, which has been praised by conservatives and bemoaned by liberals who are still fuming over Republicans’ refusal to…
Christian, Are Loving Your Neighbor on Facebook?
Facebook, long the bane of my existence, has become increasingly painful in the past few months. I never thought I would long for the days of cat videos, but with the cynicism and criticism flowing from so many on Facebook, I now do. Attacks from the right and the left have made scrolling through Facebook…
Cover to Cover 1/30-2/5
Monday Exodus 13-14 Having delivered His own firstborn from bondage, God declares that the every firstborn belongs to Him and sets a process of redemption of the firstborn of His people. As the people leave the land of Egypt that God has desolated with the plagues, He sets about to send His wrath on Pharaoh…
Have Baptists Lost Religious Liberty?
America has changed. The world into which my children were born is drastically different than the one that into which I was born. This difference grows when we consider the changes that have occurred between my childhood of my parents and my children. I grew up in the south where everyone was a Christian and…
When Society Awakens to the Reality of Truth
Post-truth. Alternative facts. Fake news. These concepts have dominated much of our cultural conversation over the past few months. This problem is not one that affects only one political party. Fake news sites exist across the political spectrum and politicians on both sides of the aisle often play fast and loose with the facts. Let’s…
Cover to Cover 1/23-1/29
Monday Genesis 47 God provides for His people through Joseph, to the extent that they come to inhabit “the best of the land (v. 6, 11). Scholars believe that this was sparsely populated by Egyptians but is was likely a military outpost on the eastern border of Egypt. Genesis 48 Again the younger is placed…
Cover to Cover 1/15-1/22
Monday Genesis 33 God shows His grace by bringing Jacob back to the land he left and has graciously changed Esau’s, heart. Where Esau was intent on killing him on his departure, he now greets him with open arms and joy. Genesis 34 At first glance, this appears to be an inconsequential story, yet a…
When Politicians Disappoint
With the inauguration of Donald Trump just around the corner, some politicians and thought leaders have begun reflecting on President Obama’s legacy. One particular editorial in The Guardian by Cornel West, a professor at Harvard University and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, caught my eye. The title, “Pity the sad legacy of…
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