Life After Doom – by Brian D. McLaren – A Review
Not too long ago, I was caught up in a political discussion on social media—something typically avoided by people wiser than me—and I found myself going back and forth about global warming with someone whose views are to the left of mine. Neither of us was winning the...
Spiritual Politics
Our culture has long been wrestling over the idea of separation of church and state, but few seem to recognize the existence of what Carl Teichrib terms “Spiritual Politics” in chapter 12 of his book, Game of Gods. Spiritual Politics is often on public display in the...
Liberation Theology – Deeper Insight or Distorted Delusion?
Liberation theology left out the Gospel and substituted class warfare as the central doctrine.
Explaining Chat GPT…and the Trinity
AI (Artificial Intelligence) is a very hot topic today. One of the newest iterations, ChatGPT, learns and teaches itself. Is it a good thing, or will we rue the day man brought this particular Frankenstein “to life?” All of a sudden, everyone seems to want to...
Sacrificial Love
(This originally appeared in the March/April 1997 edition of the MCOI Journal) I was raised in a Christian home but, in my teens and early twenties, I became very skeptical of Christian claims, the good book, and especially of God Himself. Looking back, I cannot say I...
The Depravity of Man in Wonder Woman
This is not yet another review of Wonder Woman. Well, not exactly. It's more than that. Bear with me. I did see the movie this weekend and it is quite good. Almost worthy of a Marvel movie. I kid. It is the best DC movie in my humble opinion. Better than Man of Steel...