You don’t always have to know someone in order to learn a great deal from them. Sometimes, just using our eyes and ears will tell us a lot. We had just pulled up to Bubba-Doo’s. It was a Saturday morning,…
Democrats and Republicans are miles apart on social issues
Supporters of Joe Biden and Donald Trump see the world in almost polar opposite ways, according to new data from Pew Research. From gun violence to slavery to gender equity to religious liberty and sexual orientation, Democrats and Republicans express…
How Southern Baptists got ‘distracted’ from the gospel
What do you think might count as a “distraction” from the gospel? To Southern Baptist Convention presidential candidate David Allen, all the sexual abuse cases piling up against the SBC and its churches are a “distraction.” To North American Mission…
When you’re so conservative you appear to be liberal
Full access to health care for all people, so that financial incomes no longer determine health care outcomes. A path to citizenship for immigrants seeking safety and welcome. Racial justice. Dignity and equality for all without regard for sexuality or…
DeSantis’s war on woke suffers legal losses and backlash
“In Florida, we will not let the far-left woke agenda take over our schools and workplaces,” declared Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022. GOP legislators embraced his culture war agenda, passing bills restricting drag shows and Critical Race theory that fueled…
Christian Colleges caught in ‘woke’ culture wars
Christian universities are feeling the pressure to choose a side in the ongoing culture wars over “wokeness.” The issue of “wokeness” has only grown over time as the term has become a core rhetorical point in the culture wars, presidential…
Andrew Wommack wants his followers to rule the world
Andrew Wommack wasn’t kidding back in 2021 when he called his followers to “take over” Woodland Park, the mountain town of 8,000 west of Colorado Springs that’s home to his ministry and Charis Bible College. “This county ought to be…
A friendly conversation on being ‘woke’
“What is ‘woke?’” she asked. The question interested me because I knew it was not being asked as some kind of loaded “gotcha” question. She wanted to know. She honestly wanted my help. She, being a friend, older than I,…
DeSantis and Florida Legislature want to control pretty much everyone
Hardly a constituency or demographic in Florida has escaped the legislative onslaught of Gov. Ron DeSantis and his Republican supermajority in the statehouse. Over the past year, bills have been introduced or signed to impose strict controls on public and…