Church Blog (Page 21)
Greetings from Salt Lake City!
Greetings from Salt Lake City! One of the things that always strikes me about this city is how wonderful it looks. The streets are so clean, the people are generally so pleasant, and yet, there is a spiritual darkness that lays over this city that is almost palpable. It reminds me of how Jesus described the Pharisees: whitewashed tombs. They look nice on the outside,…
Nebraska and the Death Penalty
Last week, the unicameral legislature of the state of Nebraska passed a law, over the governor’s veto, ending the death penalty in that state. Nebraska is not considered, by any stretch of the imagination, to be a hotbed of liberal activism (the state has voted Republican in every presidential election since 1976 and has two Republican senators), so the decision of the…
The Boy Scouts – Pragmatism Above All Else
Last week, the president of the Boy Scouts of America, Robert Gates (former US Secretary of Defense and Director of the CIA), indicated that a policy change was coming for the Scouts. Most of you are aware that just a couple of years ago, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) changed their policy…
Thinking About the Pew Report
Recently, the Pew Research Center released some data regarding the religious affiliations of Americans, a research project they have been conducting for several years now. In 2007, they had found that 78.4% of Americans self-identified as Christian. In 2014, that number had dropped to 70.6% – a striking decline in only seven years. This decline was across all…
Flirting With Disaster
A Thought on Getting Along
Changing the Institution, Not Joining It
Paul in Rome
The Story of a Squirrel
