Thoughts from the Road

We are travelling this weekend.  We enjoyed seeing my family.  Things were well at home.  The kids were excited to wake up and see snow falling this morning.  It didn’t stick, but it didn’t matter.  It is a rare treat for us to see any of the white stuff.
The tornadoes that tore up the Southeast [...]

Pagan Christianity

Friends,
I have long contended that those of us who profess to be “first-century Christians” would be very surprised if we were somehow transported back in time and sat in on a “worship service” of the earliest Christians.  We would likely find ourselves in a living room, a cave, under a tree, or even in the [...]

Loves Me Like Barack!

Who Will Protect The Children?

The following article was written by Sarah Hudson Pierce.  She is a friend of mine and a sister in Christ.  This appeared in Thursday’s edition of The Shreveport Times.  I am using it here with Sarah’s permission.  Visit her website at http://www.sarahhudsonpierce.net .
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Having spent my teenage years in an orphanage near Tulsa, Okla., in the ’60s, I [...]

Quail Springs Church and Instrumental Music

The Quail Springs church in Oklahoma City added instrumental music to their worship services.  You can hear audio from their preacher and elders explaining their reasoning at the following link: 
http://www.quailchurch.com/cgi-bin/ResourceList.cgi?section=&cat=January%2028%2C%202007%20Statements 

A full page ad was put in the Oklahoma City newspaper after the Quail Springs congregation added instrumental music.  You can view it at the following [...]

Barack & The Long Highway to Nothingness

The talking heads say that this year’s presidential race is unprecedented in American history.  Neither party has had a consistent front-runner until this week when the Republicans seem to have settled for Senator John McCain.  If Senator McCain holds on to receive the Republican nomination for President, he will face an uphill battle from either [...]

Tragedy in the South

Take a look at the area of North Alabama where I grew up and where Mom and Dad still live.  The tornadoes seemed to come to an end on Mom and Dad’s property.  They tore down fencing and spread debris all over the place, but spared family and houses.  But just a few miles to [...]

Which Came First: The Chicken or The Egg?

Someone asked me today, “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?”  The deeper context of this question is a matter of how we can begin a conversation about God with someone who does not believe.  This caused me to think a bit.  Following is my response…  using Paley’s classic illustration.
I believe you are right [...]