This week, I turned 56. Remember when you were little? Your birthday was exciting for several reasons; the presents, of course, along with cake and ice cream and parties. But you were also thrilled, and…
Pop up on a computer has always been annoying. It’s not as if any of us loved commercials anyway, but one that leaps into your face like a sneaky, sinister Jack in the Box makes…
“ I feel the Holy Spirit is telling us that there is something wrong with the worship.” “God seems to be leading me to find a different church.” “Brother, I don’t mean to sound confrontational,…
What can be closer to the heart of American culture than Disneyland? Of course, the big attraction to Disneyland this time of year is that they’re all decked out for Christmas Time with a spectacular…
The fellow in line ahead of me at the bank kept shouting something to his wife about hurrying up. You see, she was still filling out their deposit slip, but wanting to redeem the time,…
Originally written for Town Hall 11-5-09 There is a lot of chatter this week about the new ABC series, V, a science fiction about reptilian aliens who hide their true forms and purposes, disguise themselves…
You just have love these drive-through hamburger joints such as Wendy’s or Jack in the Box. The other day my car was behind a mother with a van and a couple of kids (never a…
I was driving from Tempe, Arizona to San Jose, California, about a sixteen hour drive, as I recall, and I drove through the night because my little Volkswagen bug had no air conditioning and in…
The first three times they called me for jury duty I got out of it. Not that jury duty wouldn’t be interesting. Actually, I think I would enjoy the process and find it fascinating. My…
Originally published on Town Hall: 8-13-09 Lots of chatter is going on about Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who both answered and talked on her cell phone in the middle of a question from a…
QUESTION: You Christians and Conservatives, who are you to judge Islam or homosexuality or abortion? Who are you to decide what is right or wrong? ANSWER: Who do we have to be?
I was in my early thirties doing campus ministry at UC San Diego. Walking down the free speech mall, one could not help but notice a huge display with artistic signs, showing the beauty of…
” In John 8:58, Jesus identifies Himself as God by using the very name of God, I AM. The Jewish leaders seemed to understand just exactly what he was saying. After all, they picked up…
I had a good time the other day touring the San Diego Zoo with my girlfriend, Nancy. We had a two for one bus pass and got on top of the double-decker bus for a…
Often, Christians view open debate as something either too cerebral or too confrontational. I remind you that Jesus debated with Pharisees all the time. In fact, if we removed such conversations from the Bible, our…
“Why do Christians need to insist on one God? Why can’t there be many gods?” There’s nothing wrong with the idea of multiple gods as a concept. It’s just that this is not the reality…
One of my readers asked the following question: Bob The Bible teaches salvation and ongoing sanctification through grace. We are taught to be open about our weaknesses and inability to handle this world on our…
At first my friends were taken back by my recent rule. After all, who loves entertainment more than I do? But I informed them of the new personal standard nevertheless. No more evening movies! That…
So…You think you are a Liberal? You are proud of that title? Well let’s just find out how liberal you truly are. Test yourself! You’ve heard of the Pepsi Challenge. This is the Liberal Challenge….
Originally written for Town Hall: 1-17-09 The story is being hailed as the most positive piece of popular news to hit Americans in quite some time, a refreshing change from the war on terror and…