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Of course, they don’t call it murder – it is mercy killing. But not really even mercy killing. In fact, now, doctor-assisted suicide has moved to a place that is a bit hard to categorize. We have all heard the arguments of those who think terminally ill patients who are…

Did you read the recent story about the longtime substitute teacher in Phillipsburg, NJ who was fired after he shared a Bible verse with a student and gave him a Bible? This is a true story. The teacher, Walter Tutka, was standing by a door at a middle school when…

Because of the way Congress and the President are conducting business these days, there is a lot of piece-meal legislation being done. This is true of everything from budget resolutions to debt ceiling decisions. What Congress has done every year, for the last several years, is to wait until the…

Whenever I come across articles which reflect how worldview is being expressed in the culture, I often print them out so I can use them as sources for articles and blogs. As I had collected several, I thought it was time to express myself again, so I laid them out…

I have waited a few days before making any comment about the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The raw emotion I feel as I deal with this tragedy at an individual level has been powerful, and I wanted to be able to speak with a little more of objectivity.…

What? You are not familiar with Cottondale? It is a small town of less than 1000 people in Jackson County, Florida. And what is the big deal about Cottondale? Well, Cottondale Elementary School just made the decision to not include the nativity scene in this year’s holiday display. It has…

An Atheist group at Dartmouth College is planning an event aimed at “skewering the reputation of Mother Teresa.” They plan to screen an anti-Mother Teresa film and discuss an anti-Mother Teresa book written by the well known atheist Christopher Hitchens. From all I can find out, there is not really…

Following the presidential election, some political pundits are saying, “America is getting the leadership it deserves.” Of course, on one level, that is the case in every election. But for Christians, there is something much more significant going on. In our most recent election, we have opened a window to…

Dateline: Medford, MA. Another campus Christian group is fighting claims of discrimination because it requires its leaders to be Christians. This may seem silly, but there are Christian groups in colleges and universities all over the nation fighting this battle. This time it is Tufts University. At the end of…

At Louisiana State University (LSU) there is a group of Christian students who are not only committed to Christ, but are rabid LSU football fans. They call themselves the Painted Posse and paint their bodies in school colors (yellow, purple and white) for the football games. As a part of…