Posts from May 2022
MAY 25, 2022
Dear Friends, When I heard the news almost two weeks ago now that an 18 year old had walked into a grocery store in Buffalo, New York and senselessly murdered 10 people, I closed my eyes and shook my head. “O Lord…” I thought. “How long…” Then the news came of the even more horrific shooting this week in Uvalde, Texas. Again, a troubled young man walked into an elementary school and ended the lives of 18 children and two adults. When…
MAY 18, 2022
Dear Friends, When I was growing up, I remember seeing a two book set sitting next to my dad’s chair in the living room. They were actually the first two volumes in a 12 volume set. The author of these books, Arnold Toynbee, was a British historian and author. He was the research professor of international history at the London School of Economics. In these books, Toynbee suggested that as we review the rise and fall of great human civilizations throughout history,…
May 11, 2022
Dear Friends, Is it possible to have fellowship with God and live a sinful life? When the Apostle John wrote his first letter, he found himself addressing this issue head on. Some in the church had found themselves confused by false teachers who had told them that they needed to worry about keeping their spirits pure, but that whatever they did with their bodies didn’t really count, since our bodies are material and matter is inherently evil. That’s the heresy John was…
May 4, 2022
Dear Friends, Get ready. For the next eight weeks, you can expect the public square to be loud. And maybe violent. The words have already started flying. So have rocks, aimed at police. For almost half a century, there has been passion debate about abortion in our country. Every year, tens of thousands of people have traveled to Washington DC for the annual March for Life. When President Trump was elected, there were, in cities across our country, a number of Women’s March…