Mar 15, 2021 | Pondering and Kindling, Uncategorized
Besides their limited value in containing the virus, lockdown policies have been harmful in many ways. The harm to children of suspending in-person schooling is dramatic, including: poor learning, school drop outs, social isolation, and suicidal ideation. The...
Mar 8, 2021 | Pondering and Kindling
I was not aware until this past week that there has been an ongoing effort to make the Bible the official book of Tennessee. A story in Saturday Commercial Appeal began, “It’s back. Once again the controversial measure to make the Bible the official book of Tennessee...
Mar 1, 2021 | Pondering and Kindling
The House of Representatives has voted to pass the Equality Act, a bill that would ban discrimination against people based on sexual orientation and gender identity. It would also substantially expand the areas to which those discrimination protections apply. When the...
Feb 22, 2021 | Pondering and Kindling
Christians have established a calendar shaped by the great events of Christ, His birth and the spread of the Christian faith: Advent, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, Pentecost. Along with Advent and Christmas the Lenten season receives the most attention. It is the time of...
Feb 15, 2021 | Pondering and Kindling
Preaching is an awesome responsibility – to mount a pulpit and proclaim God’s word. I remember my first visit to China in 1979. The Bamboo Curtain was just being drawn a bit. Back then, Christians couldn’t meet publicly with Christians so, we met in secret. A...
Feb 8, 2021 | Pondering and Kindling
The movie, A Patch of Blue, is a 1965 film. In it, a young, blind, uneducated white girl and an old well educated black man are friends. In a moving scene, the girl speaks to her friend, “Old Paw, what’s green like?” Irritated, he answers: “Green is green, stupid. Now...
