Whatever Happened to the Golden Rule?
Government officials trying to figure out how to respond to mass shootings are unlikely to talk much about the Golden Rule, or life transformation through faith in Jesus Christ.
Genetic Predispositions (Part 1)
As Christians, we can get all tied up in knots over how we should think about genetic predispositions and what we should do about them. But of all people, we should be least surprised by this, because God says that, through Adam, we are all genetically predisposed to sin. I
Changed Lives, and the BCF Prison Ministry – Part 2
So why are chaplains, prisoners, and even prison administrators interested in Self-Confrontation? Many would say “because we see lives changed.”
Compassion, Justice, and the BCF Prison Ministry – Part 1
To think that some convicted criminals are beyond redemption is to say that their deeds were so bad that there is not enough of God’s grace to pay for their sins. We know this is biblical heresy, but we can still be tempted to think it.
Reflections on D-Day, 75 Years Later
Understanding the hardships of war is useful to us as believers, as we see from Paul’s use of a “soldier analogy” to encourage his young disciple, Timothy
A Tribute to Health Care Workers
Having just had a short stint in the hospital, it was eye-opening for me to observe the mix of jobs, people, personalities and pressures that exist in that environment. This blog is an overall tribute to health care workers, who can teach us many lessons about serving others.
“Taking a Bullet” for My Neighbor
Just in the last week we have seen two vivid examples of “taking a bullet” for others – literally.
The Ultimate Act of Selflessness
When I was going through Boy Scouts back in my small home town in Virginia, I remember reading in the scouting magazine Boy’s Life about acts of heroism by scouts across the country.
Socialism, Capitalism, and the Scriptures (Part 2)
We saw in the last blog that socialism and capitalism mainly differ in their systems of economic production, so it would make sense to start with the question of “What is the motivation to be productive?” or in other words, “What is the motivation for work.”
Socialism, Capitalism, and the Scriptures (Part 1)
The natural question is, “why should we care about socialism and capitalism?” Part of the answer to that question goes back to the fact of how human we are.