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How Forgiveness Strengthens Friendships
Seminary Greetings!
This week I’m writing from the Boyce Centennial Library on the campus of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. My class this semester had me on campus for two days this week, so I have been blessed to be able to be here. Some of you are aware from my Facebook posts of all the BBQ I have eaten during my time down here, but I assure you not all my…
Elections Have Consequences
The Travesty of Planned Parenthood
In recent days, a series of undercover videos have been released which appear to show that Planned Parenthood has been in the business of harvesting the remains of aborted babies for parts to sell to biomedical research companies, in violation of federal and state laws. The most recent video, the fourth, was perhaps the most horrific one yet, with the VP of Planned…
Don’t Lose Hope
On Friday, the Supreme Court handed down a decision that had been eagerly anticipated by people throughout the nation. The question being considered by the Court was whether states had the authority to prohibit two people of the same gender from entering into a marriage. In what many Court watchers and researchers predicted, the decision was 5-4 in favor of striking…
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…