by James L. Evans | Nov 26, 2010 | Opinion
It took me a long time but I think I have finally figured it out. In the United States, shopping is our religion, department stores are our temples, flyers and newspaper ads are our Scriptures, and sales clerks are our priests. It’s the only explanation that...
by James L. Evans | Nov 19, 2010 | Opinion
Just about every Sunday in our church, we lift our voices together and say the Lord’s Prayer. This is the prayer Jesus gave to his disciples in response to their request for him to “teach us how to pray.” Part of the prayer includes these words:...
by James L. Evans | Nov 12, 2010 | Opinion
According to a recent survey conducted by the Michigan-based Fetzer Institute, more than 60 percent of Americans feel the need for more forgiveness in their lives. And more than 90 percent feel the need for more forgiveness in our country. Ironically, the study also...
by James L. Evans | Nov 5, 2010 | Opinion
It is not my usual practice to take issue with something Jesus said, but I have struggled for years to understand what he meant with “Blessed are the poor.” I did not grow up poor, but it was always just one missed paycheck away. And while my immediate...
by James L. Evans | Oct 29, 2010 | Opinion
No situation in our world today has proven more contentious and seemingly unsolvable than the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The insistence by Israel that the Holy Land is theirs by virtue of a gift from God, and the Palestinian claim that it is theirs because they...
