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What Happened to the Fish?
The story of the flood is fascinating for many reasons. On the surface, it’s a horrible story. God is so fed up with the sinfulness


Will the Murder of Charlie Kirk Change Anything?
The Second Amendment is a sacred cow. It was written in a different time with primitive firearms and no standing army. The writers of the


How Do You Know AI Didn’t Write This?
There has been much brouhaha about generative AI in education, and particular concerns in higher education. As always, people have lots of opinions, with the


There Are No Perfect Victims
I sense this demand for perfect victims is an unwanted gift from Christianity to the wider culture. The church teaches that Jesus is sinless, a


The Weight of our Neighbor’s Glory
Most things we hear or read stay with us for a moment or two, but some words and phrases and clauses stay with us for


The Kids are Alright. More or Less.
They don’t see church as a value-added to their lives. Their first thoughts are of obligations, constraints, conflict. More in their already hectic schedule.


My 9/11 Grief and Some Hard Questions
Last week, I visited the September 11th Memorial in lower Manhattan, looking for a specific name etched in the plaque memorializing those killed that awful


A God Who Pursues Us
They said they cannot be a part of a church that aligns itself with Israel, a country openly committing genocide in Gaza. They don’t want


Engaging the Power of Disenchantment
Editors Note: This is the first of three responses to Roger Nelson’s post yesterday on adult children and faith. A number of years ago I


Generation to Generation
I don’t know how to get our children to church, but I know that some sustaining strength is slipping away.


Little Baby Yoda, Faith, and the Idolatry of Success
It was a good conversation, but it ended with him saying these words: “I know what Jesus says is the truth, and as a pastor


Don’t Stop Praying
The sidewalk in front of me proclaims in boldly chalked letters: DON’T STOPPRAYING And right after that: GODHEARS US With my dog, I have walked