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Two weeks ago, I was just boarding a plane home from Nashville, Tennessee, when the news broke that a shooter had entered a breakfast joint and opened fire. The killer, 29, hailing originally from Illinois, but recently living in Nashville, was eventually caught and arraigned. Much has attention has been deservedly focused on the bravery […]

Two scriptures have been bouncing around my mind this week. The first is Romans 5:20: “Where sin abounded, grace abounded much more.” I know that Paul is speaking directly of Old Testament law, but this verse also applies to all areas of life where evil seem to be winning. The second verse on my mind is Luke 18:8, a more pessimistic perspective: “When

One of the best religious films I’ve seen in years is the recent release, “Paul, Apostle of Christ.” It’s the story of Paul’s last days in a dark dungeon and under house arrest in Rome. The retrospective of his life is seen through the eyes of Luke, who tells Paul’s story in the Book of Acts. Luke

“People are beaten, berated, subjected to psychological manipulation during an exorcism.” “Exorcism should only happen with a collaboration of professionals such as doctors.” “Mental health issues are treated as spiritual problems that only need prayer.” “Exorcism is incredibly rare and should seldom be attempted.” Each of these statements was made in a recent British news

Want to work your way up the corporate ladder without sleeping your way to the top? Try cursing your boss. Amazon.com will even show you how. That’s where I got the “BAD BOSS” example above: $14.99 with Amazon Prime shipping. What a deal. Before you roll your eyes, this is for real, and it comes

A week ago, thousands of youth marched on Washington D. C. to promote an anti-gun message. What a farce! If you’re expecting kinder words for kids in some supposed moment of bravery and altruism, stop reading now. Of course, what the students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida endured was traumatic and

Gone are the good ole days when a Pope would pontificate on things such as heresy and infallibility. The current Pope, Francis, recently weighed in on the topic of tattoos and declared, “Don’t be afraid of tattoos. The problem is the exaggeration, not the tattoos.” As readers of this blog know, I’ve tackled this topic

Last week I raised the controversial question, “Did King David have demons?” Without making definitive claims, I suggested the possibility that the unlikely affair of David and Bathsheba belies an explanation beyond lust and David’s kingly prerogatives. I also pointed out that David’s soul-connection to King Saul, whom we know had demons, might have transferred

What I’m about to say has so much potential for controversy that I offer an advance disclaimer. I’m not issuing Holy Writ. I’m not advocating a new doctrine. I’m not even saying that what I explore below is 100% true. I am suggesting a possible answer to a centuries-old theological conundrum: How could King David,

While politicians debate whether guns belong in the hands of teachers, a medicine woman, aka witchdoctor, has handed the Parkland, Florida school shooting survivors a talisman, a dream catcher, to welcome demons to their school. An article in “The Wall Street Journal” about this inane action was entitled, “A Talisman of Solidarity Given to Attack