Blogs from Christian Authors, Pastors, Speakers

George W. Bush instigated the President's Emergency Relief Plan for AIDS Relief in 2003. In Uganda, the US has spent 1.2 billion dollars since 2004. It has worked well according to a recent academic study, saving an estimated million lives. However, that progress may be undone by a recent proposal in Uganda to impose the death penalty on certain homosexual behaviors. Parents would have to report homosexual children to authorities; pastors would need to turn in congregants.

The twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berli

The people who voted for the Stupack amendment did so in good faith. They voted for life because given the opportunity to protect the unborn they voted their conscience. I am afraid their valiant effort will go down in history as a casualty of the political games people play in Washington. How ironic that some who fight so hard for universal healthcare coverage for everyone could be so callous as to use the fate of unborn children as a chip in a high stakes political game.

A new study finds teen boys who play sports engage in more at-risk behaviors. For girl athletes, team sports have a protective benefit when it comes to at-risk behaviors.

You write a check; you get a prescription. Badda-bing, badda-bong.

The question of gender roles within the institution of marriage is also sure to pique interest. Strong feelings exist one way or the other concerning the husband/wife relationship within the home.

What would happen if our churches were to recognize our role in showing people the future, not just in our teaching and in our going but in our being?

There are many factors that contribute to the demise of marriages within the church, but there is one in particular whose virulence and force is made worse by our isolation and indifference to community: pornography! This sin grows in its influence and effect through secrecy and there is perhaps no greater secret sin in the church than the habitual consumption of pornography.

I just decided (as in, about 5 mins. ago) to do a special mini-lecture for the first twenty people who sign up to come to New Orleans on Wed. Novemeber 18 at 6pm.

“Read one thinker and you become a clone. Read two and you become confused. Read a hundred and you start to become wise.” ~ Tim Keller

Twenty-five facts have come to light that are so unexpected, yet important, they were featured in Newsweek with the attention-grabbing title, “What You Need to Know Now.” Some of the provocative findings are “Bipartisanship is Bad” and “Socialism is the Best Medicine.” I’ll let those pass for now, and turn to the capstone of the piece: “We Are All Hindus Now” ...