At church, we kicked off the new year with a back-to-basics sermon series about how to have a closer relationship with God. The first two weeks of the series tackled the importance of Bible study and prayer, and in week three we talked about the significance of Christian community. […]
This morning’s Gospel reading is Mark 1:29–39: On leaving the synagogue Jesus entered the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John. Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever. They immediately told him about her. He approached, grasped her hand, and helped her up. Then the fever left her and she waited on them. […]
The devil’s making headlines again by coming to your kids’ schools in 2024. It’s nothing new, of course. We know the spirt of darkness never went anywhere. The inspired Word of God speaks of Satan. Hollywood gave Satan his own TV show, “Lucifer,” and there have been other TV shows and movies about the personification […]
Comedian and actor Rob Schneider has worn many hats throughout his decades-long career in show business. The newest one perhaps fits him the best: a devout Christian who has become a messenger for Christ. Schneider revealed to his social media followers on Oct. 31 last year that he had become a believer and had joined […]
Prosecutors in Iowa have charged a Christian military veteran with a hate crime after he vandalized a satanic statue that was placed in the state’s Capitol last month in Des Moines. Michael Cassidy beheaded the statue on Dec. 14 after it had been placed in the building by the Satanic Temple before the holidays. He […]
Over the weekend, I received a bit of a jolt. Back in my hometown, a religion professor at the University of Dayton, which is ostensibly a Catholic school, expressed her opposition to the state legislature’s override of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s veto of a bill prohibiting men in women’s sports and transitioning children through […]
San Francisco was down 17 points at halftime against a Detroit Lions team that had the 49ers contained. But the 49ers came back from the 24-7 halftime score, riding quarterback Brock Purdy’s scrambling and passing to become the NFC champions with a 34-31 victory over the Lions, according to ESPN. After the game, Purdy was […]
I’ve been slowly reading through Ben Witherington’s “Psalms Old and New: Exegesis, Intertextuality, and Hermeneutics.” It’s a fascinating exploration of how Jesus and the New Testament authors cited the Psalms, and while I don’t agree with his theology 100%, I appreciate the way Witherington explains these links between the Psalms and the New Testament. […]
This morning’s Gospel reading is Mark 1:21–28: Then they came to Capernaum, and on the sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and taught. The people were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes. In their synagogue was a man with an unclean spirit; he cried out, […]
A recently released study from the Pew Research Center shows that the number of “nones,” or people who do not identify with any religion, has slightly decreased. Data shows that the number of adults in the U.S. who have no religious affiliation is 28%. That is a slight dip from 31% in 2022, but […]
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