October 15, 2010
During our troubling times, we have another resurgence of a departure for heaven. Among Evangelical Christians it shall be similar to the ascension of Jesus. It is the belief that humans in some bodily form can ascend to heaven. Many…
October 12, 2010
Being human, we are all prone to be misguided. Salomon knew it when he wrote: “There is a way that seems right to a man, but the end leads to death” (Prov.14: 12). This is election time and we hear…
October 9, 2010
It has been some time since I visited a Senior Departure Center. These are the places named differently; nevertheless, they are places where we seniors make our last earthly abode. Recently, my wife’s sister’s husband departed and we went to…
October 6, 2010
The other day, I heard a Christian clergy on the tube getting his people ready for a sudden and unexpected trip to heaven just prior to some terrible event. Earlier, politicians were expounding that their programs would create a utopian…
October 1, 2010
I wonder whether we are taking to heart the concept of demoralization. It is a technique used by powerful minorities and politicians to gain the advantage over the majority and their opponents. Small pieces of pie are generously handed out…
September 25, 2010
Fifty years ago, we sang, “Give me the Old Time Religion.” Change was in the works. The majority of us did not take change serious. Some leaders attempted change on a larger scale but soon learned that the people were…
September 18, 2010
Thomas Hardy, Christmas, 1924 wrote: “Peace upon earth was said; we sing it and pay a million priests to bring it. After two thousand years of mass, we’ve got as far as poison gas.” Since then we have had the…
September 14, 2010
Last Sunday I saw myself behind a pulpit and felt guilty over the use of “you” rather than the “we.” My memory awakened to the past when I told the people, “you must repent, you must forgive, you must get…
September 12, 2010
President Obama’s talks often begin with “Let me be clear.” Then he adds, “My salvation depends on collective salvation.” Instantly, different conclusions are drawn. Black liberation theologians see the distribution and equalization of wealth. The Glen Beck program with some…
September 10, 2010
We are living in a progressive nightmare. Every generation regarded itself as being progressive but none as much as ours has. For example, the Bible for centuries was accepted with minor changes. Today we have many versions with cultural and…