My Articles
A Great Film and the Nagging Question of Race in America
President Abraham Lincoln believed that he was acting in the humane religious tradition of the [...]
Was Lincoln Right About God’s Providence and the Great Sin of Slavery?
American slavery was evil, completely and totally evil. It was a form of human condemnation [...]
12 Years a Slave – A Film That Reaches Into the Heart
Steve McQueen’s stunning visual portrayal of the story of Solomon Northup, a black musician living [...]
Shameless: A Priest Preaching the Gospel of Jesus Faithfully
Several years ago Father John Riccardo, a priest from Plymouth, Michigan, preached a sermon in [...]
“As Darwin Is My Witness”
The title of my blog today was given to me by a new friend, Paul [...]
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama – The Legacy Lives (3)
Birmingham pastor Fred Shuttlesworth (1922–2011) was known as a fiery preacher in the 1950s when [...]
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama – The Legacy Lives (2)
The Sixteenth Street Baptist Church calls itself: "A Bible-Centric Ministry." The Sunday bulletin proclaims, just [...]
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama – The Legacy Lives (1)
Organized in 1873, the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church was the first black church in Birmingham, [...]
My Encounter with Street Evangelists – Entrenched Darkness or Emotional Ignorance?
Engaging with darkness, or just entrenched spiritual and emotional ignorance, is not a hobby of [...]
Can You Interpret the Signs of the Times?
Except for political debate, popular culture may elicit as many responses, both pro and con, [...]
Leisure, Popular Culture and the Modern Moment
Any serious thinking about popular culture must take into account the amount of time we [...]
Glorifying God in Our Cultural Pursuits
Last week I asked a much-debated question raised by the patristic theologian Tertullian: “What has [...]
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