Too much to ask?

In an election year that has serious ramifications for the future of our country, is it too much to ask for candidates to tell the truth, or a reasonable facsimile thereof? The just-ended Republican National Convention may have set a record for spawning the most...

“The Mission” “ A Movie about Resisting Evil

Back in the 1970s, I heard my friend and colleague, Bob Culpepper, talk about his list of “top 10” movies. (Bob passed away earlier this month, and I wrote about him here.) After hearing about Bob’s list, and the movies on it, I soon made my own list...

Can Capitalism Be Compatible with Christianity?

I am a natural born U.S. citizen; I am practically a natural born Christian, too. I was, after all, born on U.S. soil to American parents who took me to church for the first time when I was 10 days old. My growing-up years were marked by a seemingly natural and...

The Greatest Struggles Christian Women Face

Readers who aren’t on George Barna’s e-mail list might be interested to know of a recent series of surveys his organization has done on the views and feelings of Christian women. For the purposes of the telephone survey, which included 603 randomly chosen...

Letting off steam

My longtime friend and colleague Bruce Gourley owns the popular website yellowstone.net. He makes regular visits into Yellowstone National Park from his home in Bozeman, Montana. While visiting with Bruce earlier this week, he walked me along (and sometime off) some...

Trouble at Church? The Cavalry Ain’t Coming

The seasoned minister was addressing a group of young clergy about some of the lessons learned on the job. You know, the ones you can’t learn in graduate school or from a book. These are the ones that matter most. One of his most insightful moments was the day...