Three Trees on the Way to Eternity

...God even saw fit to set three trees to mark key turning points in the unfolding plan of redemption revealed in the Scriptures — the tree of life, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of the cross. We are all on an eternal journey and these three trees intersect each of our lives. The trees teach us. If we are teachable, they can direct us in the way to go. Our response to the guidance of these trees makes all the difference in the world...

Did Jesus Teach Us to Hate Kin and Self?

Jesus Christ said, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple” (Lk. 14:26).1 At first this saying is perplexing. How could Jesus tell us to hate? Does not this contradict everything … Continue reading Did Jesus Teach Us to Hate Kin and Self?

Is There a Global War on Christians?

The question of a global war on Christians can be answered in the affirmative. Worldwide persecution of Christians is a perennial matter and the recent Sri Lanka serial bombings on Easter Sunday (April 23,2019) perpetuated by a group connected to the Islamic State serves as one example of many. A helpful resource that I came … Continue reading Is There a Global War on Christians?

MAGA Kid, Native American Spirituality, and Black Hebrew Israelites …When A Bad Situation Gets Worst

One of the more burning images from last Friday (January 18, 2019) was a video of Nick Sandmann adorned with a Make America Great Again (MAGA) cap and classmates from Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky standing around a Native American named Nathan Philips at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. Philips was praying with … Continue reading MAGA Kid, Native American Spirituality, and Black Hebrew Israelites …When A Bad Situation Gets Worst