During the past couple of weeks, progressive and conservative Christians have commented upon the recently-released Pew Research Center Report which indicates a decline in people calling themselves Christians in the United States. While each group tended to blame the other for this decline, both groups argued that this trend should challenge us to act more like Jesus.
Columnists from both groups pointed out that Jesus acted compassionately towards some while ruthlessly calling out the sinful and destructive behavior of others……
I almost always close my e-mails to my mom and sister, Jenny, with “Love, BB,” as my mom calls me “Bird Brain” whenever I do something especially stupid and “Beamish Boy” whenever she feels particularly fond of me. The latter name comes from the second to last verse of Lewis Carroll’s poem “Jabberwocky.”
“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!” He chortled in his joy.
Last Sunday, on my…..
At the beginning of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, Harry received a scar in the shape of a lightning bolt as a result of Lord Voldemort’s failed effort to murder him. As the series unfolds, he often could know what “the Dark Lord” was feeling, doing, or thinking through his scar even though they were hundreds of miles apart. This connection became both a blessing and a curse.
As we go through life, each of us acquire psychic scars based…..
Last week, Senator and presidential candidate Rand Paul argued that “lack of fathers” was one of the root causes of the chaos Baltimore has been experiencing during the past week. “where are the fathers?” Lee Culpepper asked in his Apr 30, 2015 column on Townhall.com. Mr. Culpepper then rattled off some dreary statistics:
“Eighty-five percent of the youths in prison are from fatherless homes. Children without fathers account for 63 percent of youth suicides, 70 percent of teenage pregnancies, 80…..