Men and women are equal. Men and women are different. That’s my starting point. If you can live with that, then I invite you to continue on. It’s no secret that men have dropped out of the Christian Church in droves. It’s no secret that homes without dads face higher rates of poverty, the kids suffer more emotionally, and are more likely to be held back in school. It’s no secret that the US prison population is made up of... Read more
Potty talk has moved front and center in the national debate. And I’m not talking about the Presidential campaign. I’m referring to the bathroom wars. On the one side is the state of North Carolina, passing a law restricting people to public restrooms of their gender biology. On the other side are companies like Target, opening up their bathrooms to gender identity. Finding themselves in the middle of the battle are men…and more specifically, stereotypes about men. The biggest fear... Read more
I have come to call not the righteous, but sinners! —Jesus An old proverb says: If you want to know what a person is like, look at his/her friends. Time and again Jesus was caught hanging with the wrong kinds of people. After calling a tax collector to be one of his followers, that tax collector, Matthew, invited a bunch of his tax collector buddies to dinner to meet Jesus. Tax collectors were among the most despised people in all... Read more
Immigration…equal pay for equal work…gun control…Wall Street…taxes…the Military…gender equality…terrorism…the national debt…the Middle Class…the top 1 Percent…Education…Border Security…Big banks… The list of concerns being addressed by our 2016 Presidential candidates includes these important issues and more…but one crucial, society-impacting issue is missing from all of them: Boys! Why should boys be on a list of Presidential Campaign issues? Consider these statistics: Boys are expelled from pre-school at five times the rate of girls Boys are four times as likely to be... Read more
During a radio show the host said he couldn’t support Donald Trump because he wasn’t acting Presidential. His guest said that that’s what many find so compelling about Donald Trump. His behavior, even when it’s so inappropriate, comes across as authentic in this day of political correctness. He went on to include others in that list of authentic people, whose often rude, tasteless or boorish behavior he considered so refreshingly authentic, including Kayne West and all of his escapades. Apparently,... Read more
Embed from Getty Images Never engage with substance or a listening ear. Instead, call them liars or tell them to shut up. 1. When people disagree with you, call them stupid. 2. Never engage with substance or a listening ear. Instead, call them liars or tell them to shut up. 3. When people bring up things you’ve said in the past, call them liars. If that doesn’t work, threaten to sue them. 4. Make grandiose promises but never give... Read more
I recently had a chance to interview Legendary singer B. J. Thomas (Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head; Hooked on a Feeling; Another Done Somebody Wrong Song; As Long as We’ve Got Each Other—the Theme from Growing Pains.) BJ and I have been friends since 1998. Back in the 1970’s BJ nearly died on a short flight between the Hawaiian Islands from a drug overdose. The doctors were able to revive him and when he came to a Catholic nurse... Read more
Imagine the scene: Jesus, who once played on the dusty streets of the village of Nazareth, who was probably related in some way to many of the villagers, who perhaps worked side by side with many of his neighbors fixing their homes, little Jesus has grown up…and is starting to gain a reputation for being a teacher and healer. And on this Sabbath day he is coming home to preach for the first time. The whole village turns out to... Read more
A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan. –Martin Luther King, Jr. One afternoon I was at my granddaughter’s house. She was watching a cartoon designed for young preschool children. In each show, the cartoon teaches a lesson about getting along with others and/or about diversity. The main character is a girl and she has three male friends (all of them, animals!). In this particular episode one of the... Read more
Several news outlets, including CBS and NBC, recently covered a story about yet another apparent attack on Christmas. It even made the news in England. A Jewish mom complained about a trip her son’s class was going to take to see Santa, so the school canceled the trip. As one Fox News Commentator put it, this is yet more evidence of the war on Christmas. I’m a pastor. I’ve been a Christian all of my life. Christmas is my favorite holiday... Read more
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