Category «Discipleship»

Jonestown Revisited

Last week marked the 30th anniversary of the “Jonestown tragedy.”  Those of you who are old enough surely remember that on Saturday, November 18, 1978, a total of 918 members of the People’s Temple Church in Jonestown, Guyana committed suicide/murder.  Of this number, 294 of the dead were children under the age of 18. I …

Not So Fast!

Did you happen to watch the Cowboys & Eagles play on Monday night? If you did, you witnessed a “Leon Lett” quality blunder! DeSean Jackson is a wide-receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles. In last night’s game against the Dallas Cowboys, DeSean caught a 61-yard pass for a touchdown.   Or was it? Upon review, officials noticed …

“I Am Not My Own Man”

Did you happen to watch any of the Republican National Convention last night?  If you did watch, did you happen to pick up on a statement from Senator McCain in which he said “I am not my own man?”  Well, if you missed it, here is what he said: “I fell in love with my …

Views From The Pews

It goes without saying that times sure have changed.  I for one, don’t lament that.  I am glad to be the beneficiary of many of those changes.  However, not all changes have been for the better. One of the changes that I do lament is the overall downgrade with reference to morality, reverence, and modesty.  We …