Which will it be? — Exodus 20:13 “You shall not kill.” Exodus 22:17 “You shall not let a sorceress live.”(NAB) What a conundrum! I often say that biblical commands such as these intentionally eliminate important details from the message. It’s like a ghost, hidden within the passage. …

Why would he say that?! — Matthew 10:34–36 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace upon the earth. I have come to bring not peace but the sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and one’s enemies…

Challenge the status quo even as you take part in it. — We were all born during a time when society had long established itself as oil-dependent. No one asked if we preferred it this way. No one encouraged us to question the status quo. The infrastructure isn’t just designed to provide us with a convenient lifestyle. …

Make America great by putting your relationship with your children first. — Your babies… you loved them unconditionally! You spent countless hours making sure they were happy and healthy. You would look at them with a full heart, never imagining that anything could come between you. All these years later, you have lost your way and have allowed political figures, religious ideologies…

A popular book that made everything worse — I work in a bookstore warehouse. Last night, I came across an old book that an anonymous person donated to the store. After picking it up and glancing at the cover, I whispered “Oh no”. If the book looked like it was published in recent decades, a title such as…

And Encourage a Better One — Cancel the culture that convinces women they are the property of their fathers and husbands, resulting in an imbalanced society. Encourage a culture that believes in equal rights for all people regardless of their gender, color, or economic status. Cancel the culture that keeps children from learning history because it…

Let’s quit this harmful habit. — I was at the beauty salon getting my hair done. In the station next to mine was an older woman, around 65, getting her hair done by a different stylist. I was waiting for my color to set while my stylist worked on something else. …

“Study”…ok. I wasn’t raised in a religious family. But religion influenced me indirectly through the surrounding Christian society. All of my friends were Christian but didn’t talk a lot about it because it was assumed. …

Prioritize your kids over political rhetoric If in the past you have had your vegetarian kids over for a holiday meal and served only meat-based dishes, beg for forgiveness and get it right this year. Your disregard for their dietary choices only leads to resentment. Taking it personally when your…