Grow in Grace or Stay in Place

The Israelites had a choice when God brought them to the Promised Land. They could go in and claim all that God had generously provided them, or they could wander and die in the Wilderness. This decision is a picture of God's grace, and our response to it. Either...

About Crying/Whining

Admit it, I must. I may not be alone, but so what. I cried a lot when I found that things were not going my way. For too, too long, I wanted all  my problems fixed, solved, and all the rest. I wanted to see and sense, rather than know and believe, that everything...

Gay Conservatives, the GOP, and Getting Over it All

GOPround founder Jimmy LaSalvia has left the building, as in the Republican Party, and become an Independent conservative. President Obama sounded off on his departure, even though Democrats in Washington are weighing whether to run for office in 2014 or jump ship of...

NAACP William Barber II's Dumb Remarks

NAACP spokesman William Barber (on far right) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) should be all about promoting the best interests and respecting the success of, well, colored people. Yet in a sudden turn, one of the movement's...

Punching Back Twice as Hard: The Godly Thing to Do

 Most Christians believe that rebuking or reprimanding someone's poor behavior is disrespectful or unchristian. Other faith communities fear that if they raise their voice and hold their governments accountable, then they will be acting as unjust, or unholy...