Holiness Reeducation

It has been a big week for debates around the issue of same sex marriage in our country. First on Tuesday there was the passing of a constitutional amendment in North Carolina that had some strict definitions of marriage and the rights of those who are married. Then yesterday President Obama set the internet on [...]

There has been a bit of talk this week about Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s criticism of President Obama for what he calls “phony theology”. So what do we think about Santorum’s claim? To be more specific about the claim, Santorum has gone on the record saying that he does not doubt that the President [...]

If we are supposed to honor our presidents today, what better way of doing so than with some presidential ramblings.   The Presidents of the United States are one fascinating bunch of men. They offer such a rich variety of figures to study, learn from, and complain about. Of course they have just about the [...]

I wanted to give you something to read today with all of your internet time freed up since you aren’t scanning Wikipedia for articles about Def Leppard or waste your day looking at funny cats and creative fails over at I can has Cheezburger. Those and other popular sites have gone on strike today to [...]

On this my 35th Birthday I am finally eligible to run for President of the United States. So let me officially start my write in campaign. Here is my platform for changing America. 1) Sandwiches. Sandwiches can change America. A sandwich can be hearty, healthy, delicious, practical and economically responsible. We need to help people [...]

It is beginning to spread, but to what end? That is the question that I am pondering today as the Occupy Wall Street movement has spread to other cities such as Chicago, Washington DC and a host of other locations. Similar protests have popped up around the globe, most recently in the Philippines. This is [...]

Why are Christians in this country so comfortable with the death penalty? That is the question perplexing me today as I read about the candidates positioning themselves for a run at the presidency. Not only are there no candidates I have encountered who are anti-death penalty, but the most prominent Christian candidates seem to be [...]

A new Census Bureau study shows that as many as 46 million Americans now live in poverty. That is about 15% of our country or a little over 1 in 6 people. If this doesn’t shock you then the numbers must just be too abstract. Let’s make that number mean something more. 46 million people [...]

in a Lots going on in the world, some of it important, some of it bizarre, and some of it involving football, so let’s get it started…. Keep your friends close and your worship pastor closer In the kind of story that you just can’t make up, a pastor at, (wait as I set the [...]

Texas Governor Rick Perry held a prayer meeting this past weekend. That might not have been newsworthy if he hadn’t held it in a football stadium, invited leading evangelical leaders to take part in it and had about 20,000 Christians with him. The question I am struggling with after this event is what am I [...]