After the International Criminal Court recently issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well as Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar for their crimes against humanity, it is becoming clearer that the war between Israel and Hamas since the Oct. 7 attacks has reached…
Why a Calvinist pastor may be coming to your church
Recently, I heard yet another story of a “centrist” Southern Baptist church calling a pastor who is inevitably going to steer the church sharply to the right. It doesn’t take a Ph.D. in theology to understand this. It only takes…
Trump is leading: What does this say about us?
Donald Trump appears to be leading in most meaningful election polling. According to the authoritative Real Clear Politics, Trump leads slightly in overall polling and in every single swing state. Betting averages have him up on Biden 50% to 38%….
Alito lacks key quality for Supreme Court justices
Mired once again in a scandal of his own making, Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. has been found lacking in one of the most important traits for judges at any level, that of an acceptable judicial temperament….
Justice Alito and Marjorie Greene desecrate Memorial Day
Not since The Big Bang’s Sheldon did his “Fun with Flags” segment have flags been flapping so loudly in the news. There’s been the racist binge from the right about athletes not standing for the National Anthem and the flag….
Politics, faith and mission: A conversation with Samuel Perry
Samuel Perry is the Sam K. Viersen Presidential Professor at the University of Oklahoma and a leading interpreter of conservative Christianity and American politics, race, families and sexual behavior. I rely on his research from his placement as sociologist and…
Letter to the Editor: We vote for the party, not the person
Dear Editor: In response to Kirsten Christensen Roberts’ opinion piece: Yes, Kristen, your young people were deceived in 2016 and they unwisely voted for Donald Trump not realizing you don’t vote for an individual, you vote for a party. This…
Reflections on the Bible, Jay-Z and Trump: Can mixing politics and religion work for the culture?
Recently, I’ve been haunted by the number 444. This month in my Saturday improv class, I noticed 444 tattooed on a classmate’s arm. At my desk the next week, I felt compelled to check my phone, and it was 4:44….
Where are they now?
Nearly every Sunday morning, I think of someone I haven’t seen at church since the pandemic. Maybe they’ve been back, maybe they haven’t. I don’t know. It’s hard to tell. Everything has changed. That change for me includes the fact…