When it comes to religion, I’ve pretty much seen it all. No brag, just fact, as Walter Brennan used to say in an old TV series. I grew up as…
Published February 17th, 2009 by Peter Elliott
I enjoy watching a race once in a while. Of course, Sunday was the Daytona 500 so NASCAR naturally came to mind when I discovered a news story about an…
Published February 13th, 2009 by wpengine
Learning of the crash last night of Continental Flight 3407 near Buffalo, N.Y. brings lots of emotions and heartache flooding back to the surface. You see, the community where I…
Published February 10th, 2009 by wpengine
People often come to us ministers for help in making crucial decisions. “Should I marry my fiancé despite his obvious flaws?” they might ask. Or, “I think God wants me…
Published February 10th, 2009 by wpengine
When describing my religious beliefs, I usually call myself an evangelical and a Pentecostal. But these terms, at least when appropriated by yours truly, tend to provoke consternation. My fellow…
Published February 10th, 2009 by wpengine
Christine Wicker details the dramatic erosion in the number and social influence of U.S. evangelical Christians. Wicker, a former religion reporter for The Dallas Morning News, has a new book,…
Published February 10th, 2009 by wpengine
I’ve just finished reading Graham Greene’s The Power and the Glory, one of the finer novels I’ve read in a long while, maybe ever. It explores a pair of mysteries…
Published February 10th, 2009 by wpengine
It’s a girl! I’m officially nuts now. I’m truly unhinged. Last week, I drove my pregnant daughter-in-law, Cassie, and my girlfriend, Liz, to meet my son at the office of…
Published February 10th, 2009 by wpengine
We’re in the midst of the worst economic meltdown since the 1930s. For weeks, I’ve been reading everything I can find on the subject, while simultaneously watching my IRA take…
Published February 10th, 2009 by wpengine
Tomorrow being Clergy Appreciation Day, my editor suggested I set forth some ways in which congregations might show their gratitude to their ministers. Never one to pass up an opportunity…
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