In just 22 days from January 29 when he filed his assault claim, up to February 20 when he was charged, Smollett went from being the sympathetic victim of a racist, homophobic attack – a victim who resisted courageously his intended lynching – to an alleged criminal who masterminded a terrible ...
How does a Christian respond to someone who claims to have been wronged by the Church, or for whom the Church has failed them?
By all accounts, this year's Oscars were standard "Hollywood love thyself" fare. One notable exception is the conduct of renowned director Spike Lee, who tried to storm out of the theater after losing to "Green Book," but was forced to return to his seat. Spike Lee, who identifies as Christian yet ...
How well we respond to receiving or being denied an award depends largely on what drives our desire for excellence.
Ok, so here's the thing. We're a divided nation. That's nothing new, seriously. Our social media-loving, 24-hour-news-cycle-watching, Tweeting and Instagramming selves do not have a monopoly on a divided United States.
One excellent piece of Christian doctrine which is not well-known today is the Didache. There is much to be learned from this historical document.
The court of public opinion is in full session, and it is never adjourned.
You know how social media is. For some people it is removed just enough from society to let them let loose without really worrying about reality, truth, stuff like that. For others it's like an uber enabler, that little devil that sits on one's shoulder whispering, "Go for it!"
While the media hones in on two titans, Pelosi and Trump, it's the Christians who really deserve the credit for where we are today.
When you hear your tune, dance! Everybody has a tune; a purpose in life. How unfortunate it is for someone to waste the music, for someone to wait until the song is almost over before they venture out onto the dance floor, or even worse, to never venture at all.
Do you think it never crossed Joseph's mind that his father Jacob might have been in on the plot to get rid of him?
What color are your chains? I know, that's an odd way to open a dialogue, but I'm curious. Are they painted with pictures of your family or friends or co-workers? Are they green and flowery because you escape every weekend to hike and enjoy nature? Maybe they're traditional cold steel from sins we ...