Confusion and “the Gray” Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Nobel Prize recipient for literature, following his exile from Russia and his salutary reception into the United States, was invited to speak at Harvard University.[1] Solzhenitsyn, having considered darksome developments in his country of origin, had written of “the moral cancer at [its] very heart”.  “Looking at the ruins […]

Definitions, Doctrine, and Destiny A Christian minister of influence looked at the reporter, and with gracious spirit, shared that he would not perform marriages for persons of the same sex.  For him, he explained, to do so would be a sin against God, and thus, he could not do it.  He was aware of the […]

Shalom or ‘Shatter’ ? I was drawn in to this story and commentary.[1]  David Gonzalez, reporter for the New York Times wrote, The Rev. James Martin knew his latest book—which urges a dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Catholics who feel estranged from it—would be provocative.  Even though the […]

Justice or Social Justice? ~ Christian or Political? Is it justice or social justice that’s the big deal in our society these days? What pictures are generated in your mind when you hear the words justice and social justice?  How do you personally relate to these concepts?  What activities are you involved in, participating with […]

Tolerance, Justice, Compassion ~ Christian Virtues or Political Ideologies? Is there a difference between these concepts as being Christian or as their being political? How are they Christian? How are they political? Now, I’m not a philosopher, nor a politician, nor even a theologian scholar.  So I’m writing as just an ordinary Christ follower who […]

God is Doing a New Thing! Are You Ready? When I was in high school and college in the 1970’s, it was during a span of several years when God was doing it again – bringing revivals to congregations, colleges, home Bible study and prayer groups.  Anywhere the people of God were meeting just might experience […]