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Some ideas are so pivotal that they can and do lead to paradigm shifts, fundamental changes of perspective that give rise to entirely new questions and new answers. It is […]
Weiss, Bari. How to Fight Anti-Semitism. New York: Crown, 2019. Bari Weiss is an opinion writer for the New York Times who formerly wrote for the Wall Street Journal and for […]
This morning I preached a great sermon. I preached one as good or better last week. And I have done a lot of them in the past six months. But […]
Yesterday, as dusk approached, I went for a walk with God in the fading California sunshine. We talked about one of his oldest friends: Abraham, whom the Bible calls “the […]
A question for you. Do you know anyone who believes our country is becoming more unified? Neither do I! And we’re not alone! At the time of the 2018 […]
"Listen to me, you pursuers of justice, you who seek ADONAI: consider the rock from which you were cut, the quarry from which you were dug. Consider Avraham your father […]
Recently I did what I do every Wednesday night: I taught a Bible Study, this one, on passages from Luke 7-10. This morning as I woke up, I realized that […]
Last Passover I began a series responding to five questions imbedded in a readers response to a video I had posted. You may see that video here: The five questions […]
For lots of folks, avoiding problems is their main coping strategy. In fact, for many, life is all about avoidance: avoiding certain people, avoding certain subjects, avoiding thinking about how […]