Hypocrites! Who, me?

In their unvarnished look at how Christians are perceived by others (mainly, those outside the Christian faith), authors David Kinnamon and Gabe Lyons (unChristian) highlight the issue of hypocrisy. Hypocrisy, of course, is when the walk doesn’t measure up to the talk. Their survey data shows that among 16 to 29 year olds outside the […]

Thanksgiving proclamations

In 1789, President George Washington proclaimed November 26th as a national day of thanksgiving. Here’s the core of his presidential proclamation:

Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor-and Whereas […]

Dumb (and sad) things said to preachers

Back a few months ago, The View From Marrs posted the Top 10 Things Heard by Christians. These are actually dumb, outrageous statements made to the blogger at various times in his Christian ministry. One of them was:

“That baptism was not valid in the eyes of God because it was not done in […]