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I don’t know if I know any full fledge Muslins. I highly doubt that they are all a bunch of blood thirsty militants bent solely terrorist attacks. Well, Cassias Clay and Lew Alcindor were quite competitive! (You younger readers will have to Google them). And sadly, as a Christian and a preacher, I know little about [...]

I grew up in a large family. When I was a young boy, we combined two families into one. All of a sudden there were nine of us living under one roof. A family of nine, very different people living together is never an easy thing. We had lots of things to work through, but one [...]

The more I listen to others, the more I’ve come to realize that the closing message of Psalm 120 is resonating with a lot of people. It definitely resonates within me. “Too long have I made my dwelling among those who hate peace. I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war” (Psalm [...]

“Los hermanos sean unidos…” — May brothers be united. That’s the first line from a famous poem in Argentina, Martín Fierro , by José Hernández. The entire section says: May brothers be united, For this is the first law. May their union be true, No matter what comes. For if they fight among themselves, They’ll be devoured by [...]

When I think of examples of unity in the Bible, a few names quickly come to mind. Mary and Martha were friends of Jesus and there are times when I feel as Martha did in Luke 10:38 ff. She wanted everything to be perfect and felt it was her duty to see that it was. However, [...]

“When elephants fight, it’s the grass that gets hurt.” (East African Proverb) The old east African proverb speaks volumes regarding the unity of the church. Those outside the church see our lives as mirrors of Jesus’ life. As followers of Christ, Christians must be sure even in their disputes and disagreements, they are living the light [...]

I love our nation, and the freedom that we have. Our freedom has allowed me to openly profess my faith in Christ, attend church, study at a Christian university, and become a Christian minister. But with all of our freedom, what have we lost?  In a nation where the individual is lifted above the collective whole, [...]

The old Three Dog Night song proclaimed the truth that, “One is The Loneliest Number.” And there is nothing much truer. One can not only represent a person who is “away” from others, but one who is away from God. He is solo, or maybe we could say he is an island. Sadly though, “Two can [...]

What’s love got to do with it? That is the question Tina Turner asked so many years ago. (And, yes I am old enough to remember when she rolled on the river!). But today is love nothing more than a word we toss around carelessly? Is it another word that we have watered down the meaning [...]

As I write this today the baseball world is mourning the loss of New York Yankee owner George Steinbrenner. The “Boss,” as he was known, was known for being able to put together a team that would almost always be in contention for the championship. He would always seem to come up with a team of [...]