This last Christmas, the movie American Underdog released in movie theaters. It features the improbable rise of Kurt Warner, the NFL quarterback who broke multiple records in leading two teams to the Super Bowl. Warner won the title in 2000 and won two league MVP’s on his way to a Hall-of-Fame career. Only starting 18 …
Continue...Today, the three men convicted of Ahmaud Arbery’s murder were sentenced to life in prison. Arbery’s family has waited almost two years for justice for their son after Greg McMichael, Travis McMichael, and Roddy Bryan mercilessly chased down Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, and fatally shot him while he was running in a Georiga subdivision. …
Continue...The famous English abolitionist William Wilberforce once said, “You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know.” When it comes to vulnerable people in our communities, Christians are often tempted to look the other way. We, like the religious leaders in Jesus’ day, have convenient …
Continue...Unlike some of the other disciples, we don’t really have the exact details of Thomas’ early life and his calling. The three synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) only record Thomas as being part of the list of those called to be part of the 12 men Jesus called to leave their lives behind and …
Continue...For most of my career, I’ve gone to the office. There is something to the ritual of getting dressed up, leaving the house, and reporting to work. My father didn’t do white-collar work, so I never saw him grab a briefcase, but I did hear him stir in the early morning hours before hearing the …
Continue...Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Gerald Seib writes that America, in one of the most tumultuous years in its history, is suffering from a “goodwill deficit.” This is, he says, “a growing tendency to see those with whom you disagree as not merely wrong, but evil. There is a diminishing willingness to believe that …
Continue...I asked two California pastors currently serving through local “shelter-in-place” regulations to share what their reality is like as they lead through the COVID-19 crisis. Pastor DJ Jenkins with Anthology Church of Studio City in Los Angeles, and Pastor Alan Cross with Petaluma Valley Baptist Church in Northern California share their answers below. Dan Darling: …
Continue...The whole world is reeling from the threat of the coronavirus. COVID-19 has caused unprecedented disruption as sports leagues, conferences, and churches have closed their doors and medical professionals race to treat those infected and to develop a vaccine. This can be a time of great despair and uncertainty. For Christians, this should be a …
Continue...In the past decade, our country has experienced much racial tension. Events in Ferguson, New York, Cleveland, Charleston, and Charlottesville have revealed the ugly wounds of racism still present in American life. And often, the very place where the message of the gospel—the same gospel that eradicates ethnocentrism—is preached, is the place where carnal divisions …
Continue...“Be careful” was the cryptic text I received from a respected Christian leader and a close friend after a series of politically charged tweets I posted online in 2016. “I think most people agree with you, but you need to watch the way you tweet things. You could offend some people.” He was right. So …
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