Narcissistic, broke, and liberal and several other ways to describe the Millennial generation
My friend Earl is back again. Earl always has a great perspective on things and is such a positive and blessing person. Earl is into origami, the traditional Japanese art of paper folding. Origami started in the 17th century AD at the latest and was...
My first exposure to someone who openly announced their homosexuality was in college. The editor of the college newspaper wrote an editorial about being gay. He was gay and compared being gay to being left-handed. Being gay was not what the majority...
I love books. I love opening a new book for the first time and taking in a deep breath. It smells wonderful. There is nothing like it. I’ve moved toward the kindle since Christmas, and while I love it, there’s really nothing like holding...
I’m trying to play catch up from link postings. Since I normally post these on Saturday, this is a couple of days late. Nevertheless, here are some links I found very interesting over the past few days. Again, my disclaimer – I...
As Christians, we have historically treated homosexuality as a choice, something a sinful person decides to engage in. This mindset does not take into account the complexities of sin. All sin is a reflection of our brokenness that comes from the...
There are two major cultural issues being debated in the US at this time: homosexual marriage and immigration. Starting next week, I want to begin exploring the issue of homosexuality and homosexual marriage. My intention is to discuss at least the...
Coming off their recent resolution advocating a path to legalization for non-criminal illegal immigrants, the Southern Baptist Convention’s lobbying and policy arm is stating that it would accept the DREAM Act with conditions. “Richard...
Ron Gutman reviews a raft of studies about smiling, and reveals some surprising results. Did you know your smile can be a predictor of how long you’ll live — and that a simple smile has a measurable effect on your overall well-being...
My friend Bob Roberts, author of Glocalization, is off to Doha, Qatar and the U.S. Islamic World Forum. Here’s his initial thoughts: The main sessions are things like: How do we see each other and what are our different narratives? The...