Papal authority and ours

Pope Benedict XVI spent his 81st birthday in our nation’s capital yesterday. He received lots of warm wishes from the faithful who gathered to see and hear him.I wish him well on his mission of peace and hope.Such papal visits always remind me, however, of how...

“21”

Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) is a genius. At the top of his class at MIT, his mind can add, subtract, multiply and divide large numbers. He wants to attend Harvard Medical School, but there’s a problem: money. “21” follows Ben as he is recruited to...

Chi Rho — fantastico!

Good news is for sharing. So are good experiences, or new discoveries.There’s nothing really new about Chi Rho, a Christian men’s a cappella ensemble made of up students at Wake Forest University. They’ve been around since 1991, and various versions...

God’s Kingdom is a Kingdom of Peace

At the beginning of his Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5, Jesus makes nine statements that would be enough to offer us a guide to living the way God would have us live even if they were the only extant words of Jesus we had. Each statement promises blessings if we...

Whatever happened to KJV only?

An article from Christian Post notes that the “New International Version of the Bible is by far the most preferred translation of the Scripture, according to a new survey of U.S. evangelical leaders.”The 30-year-old NIV garnered more than 65 percent of the...

“Lord, Save Us From Your Followers”

“Why is the gospel of love dividing America?” That question fuels the provocative new documentary “Lord, Save Us From Your Followers,” from Oregon-based filmmakers Dan Merchant and Jeff Martin. Merchant (who wrote, directed, produced and...