The Mayhem in Minnesota is not Donald Trump’s fault, but it is something he has to deal with. Immigration is not the issue, and deportation is not the evil. The key to understanding the problems of the city on Interstate-94 is found in Psalm 144. That’s a long leap of 2500 years but it ends up right here where we live. Psalm 144 is a strange place from which to approach the issue of what’s happening in Minneapolis. The Psalm is the prayer a king like David would make to God f

In part 1, Idolatry in America, I mentioned the gods of the entertainment industries (music, film, TV), sports in its various modalities, and money and politics, of course, and I focused on the latest addition to America’s pantheon of false gods the up-and-coming supreme deity: the god of health and fitness. In this episode, I talk about the fatal disease we rarely hear about and for which no cure has been found. ========================== Medical Science and Disease Medical

In my podcasts and sermons, I will rarely call out an individual person by name, and on the rare occasion I do, it’s never to pick a fight or stoke the fires of controversy. I don’t aim to silence views I do not agree with. I believe everyone has the right to hold a position that’s different from mine and be wrong. But I also believe there are times when I should point out where another person is wrong, not based on my person feelings or individual preferences, but on my und

In the previous blog post, I referred to the fact that the #1 issue for most voters in this year's election in the US is inflation. For those who claim to be born-again Christians and put inflation at the top of their concerns when they vote, this is an alarming sign. In that post, I left out a passage from the Gospels that illustrates my point. Jesus' Disciples Forgot More Than Bread Jesus' disciples forgot more than bread - Matthew 16. 1-12 After miraculously feeding 4000 m