Evangelical Voters and Donald Trump
The rise of Donald Trump as a serious candidate for the presidency is curious enough but add in the fact that he appears to be playing well among Evangelical vo...
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A Prayer for Our Country on Election Day
Almighty God, who hast given us this good land for our heritage; We humbly beseech thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of thy favor ...
President George W Bush on Muslims
As a contrast to my previous post concerning what Donald Trump had to say about Muslims. Here is a clip of a speech by President George W. Bush on Muslims righ...
Trump and the Muslims
Well he is at it again. The Republican Presidential front-runner told a cheering crowd that he would ban all Muslims from entering the US, even Muslims who are...
Faith Without Works is Dead
Once again we have been witness to a mass shooting and once again everyone drops to their knees and starts praying. Now, don’t get me wrong, I believe i...
The world is coming to an end, Again
This morning, while checking my feed on Facebook, I came across another article claiming the world is coming to an end. In the article, Christian group predicts...
Faith communities urge U.S. to resettle more Syrian refugees
Church World Service (CWS), Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, and other faith communities are urging the U.S. government to resettle 100,000 Syrian refu...
Some Thoughts on the Confederate Flag Issue
I am a living historian and portray a Federal Chaplain assigned to the 28th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment of the famed Irish Brigade. I do not glorify war bu...
Some Thoughts in the Aftermath of Charleston
How do you begin to try and make sense out of something that is so senseless? Where do you start? I usually begin with prayer but today I am finding the words...
It’s Not Just about the Numbers
Recently, the Pew Research Forum released a study concerning the religious landscape in America. The results are sobering for those of us in church work and re...