By Kyle Henderson My mother asked, “What’s that?” She was speaking to Dr. Warren Pulich, a renowned ornithologist and our teacher. He could identify almost any bird by sound. It was amazing. We could stand quietly in the woods and…
A visit to Treblinka
We arrived in the city of Treblinka with some trepidation. Our drive had taken longer than expected so we were anxious to get off the bus and see the memorial. We drove passed the city limit sign. We drove through…
Disappointed with church
By Kyle Henderson My son was hired for a temporary job. It is a great job and great opportunity, but it will only last two months. He has been looking for a while, so we were excited. He had only…
A return to the cloister
By Kyle Henderson Last week my local theater was showing The Sound of Music on the big screen. The theater was filled with the lush sound track and the spectacular cinematography. Though I have seen the movie many times, I…
Jesus’ law of respecting persons
By Kyle Henderson “Civil society” has become the newest oxymoron. People do not seem to be able to get along at all, especially if we have ideological differences. Christians are the worst. We focus on the Great Commission and the…
Private school vouchers: The forbidden fruit
By Kyle Henderson In the beginning, temptation appeared as a fruit. Today, it appears in the shape of a voucher. As tempting as it may be for private, religious schools to pluck the low-hanging fruit of “free” public money, the…
Kick’em out: Why it’s gotten so hard to work together
By Kyle Henderson The pool of churches which can and will work together is getting smaller. It looks like the pools will eventually shrink to puddles and then dry up completely. When I was a kid we loved to play…
Abraham was wrong
By Kyle Henderson I remember reading the words, “God told me to do it.” The young mother was explaining her decision to kill her children. Then she mentioned something about Abraham. I felt a little sick. I was a little…
Pastors, stop signing those marriage licenses
By Kyle Henderson Pastors should stop signing state-issued marriage licenses. They should stop immediately. Individuals and organizations whose agenda is murky at best are hijacking the marriage debate. We have stopped asking the right questions and started reacting to the…