Going to Be An Issue
Should churches and Christian organizations be concerned if the Supreme Court legalizes same sex marriage? You can answer that question with the phrase: It is going to be an issue. Those are the words...
Military Madness
A recent edition of the Washington Times reports, “The Marine Corps’ historic experiment to allow women to take part in its Infantry Officer Course ended with zero graduates." The Marines’ experiment...
Different Generation
In many of his books, Dr. Tim Elmore argues that this emerging generation is different in many ways from previous generations due to a range of factors. He was on my radio program recently to talk abo...
Family in Decline
The American family is in decline. But sometimes it is hard to see how far we have come because the changes are often subtle and incremental. Each generation comes into the world already taking as a b...
The One Percent
As presidential and congressional campaigns heat up, we are certain to hear more about the disparity between the 99 percent and the one percent. During the Occupy Wall Street protests, we heard the co...
Corporate Minimum Wage
You may have heard the story about Dan Price, the founder of Gravity Payments. He decided that the minimum wage for his company would be $70,000. To put it mildly, the people in his business were very...
Climate - Change Religion
In his Earth Day proclamation President Obama stated: “Today our planet faces new challenges, but none poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change.” Such a convenient word the env...
Moore’s Law
Moore’s Law turns 50 years old this week. If you are unsure of what Moore’s Law is, let me explain. Back in the early 1960s, integrated circuits were coming on the scene but were very expensive. Some...
Frozen Embryos
If a celebrity couple separates, should the couple’s frozen embryos be destroyed or put up for adoption? That is the question surrounding the actress Sofia Vergara. She is best known for her role in t...
Rise in Atheism
Atheism is on the rise in America, and it is worth understanding the trends that contribute to this. The Barna Group has spent a considerable amount of time studying the unchurched but has also publis...
Memories Pizza
When debate broke out last month in Indiana over the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, you might remember the story of Memories Pizza. If not, here is a quick summary. A reporter for ABC57 walked int...
Death Tax
Earlier this month the House of Representatives voted to repeal the federal tax on estates. Republicans argue that this “death tax” should be repealed because of the negative impact it has on family f...
