Serving Bread

A friend recently reminded me of an off-hand comment I made about pay day loan centers. While teaching a personal finance seminar for seniors, I mentioned how these types of businesses will have a special place in hell. I recognize I used some extreme language, but it’s heart-breaking to know how pay day loan centers [...]

I came across this post over at Christarchy.com that identifies the author’s opinion of the Top Ten Heresies of the American Church. A couple that I found poignant were: equating salvation with comfort and prioritizing politics over prayer. I’ve thought what I would include on my list. I would add: Church = Consumption culture. We [...]

It seems like we love controversies and scandals even when the scandal itself is a non-issue. In the past week, there have been several scandals that have surfaced that are non-issues. McCain’s inappropriate relationship. “The New York Times” has recently come out with an article alleging that John McCain had an inappropriate relationship with a [...]

A few weeks ago, I mentioned that filing my taxes is helpful in caring for my personal finances. Most people probably hate doing their taxes for many reasons: it’s cumbersome and confusing. Our tax system is very complicated, which is the reason why I enjoy doing them. When I’m filing my taxes, I am able [...]

I recently completed an academic exercise, reflecting on the problem of evil. I found the assignment useful for my ministry, as I regularly confront questions about why God allows suffering and evil. The assignment is in response to Rabbi Harold Kushner‘s best-selling book, When Bad Things Happen to Good People.

Every year, thousands of new Christian books hit the market and very few of them will stand the test of time and become a classic. Author John White has sold over 1.5 million copies of his books, with Daring to Draw Near being one of his most popular and impacting books. This book draws on [...]

This isn’t heaven on earth, but we’re a step closer than yesterday!

I’m not much of a theologian. (Though I would say that all humans are theologians in that we have certain ideas of God that work themselves out in how we live and interact with others) When I say I’m not much of a theologian, I mean I don’t engage in too many discussions on theological [...]

You may have heard of a fiscal year. Organizations run their budgets on an annual basis where they balance their accounting at the end of the fiscal year and start over when the new year begins. It’s wise for families or individuals to also integrate a fiscal year in their accounting, where once a year [...]

With Mitt Romney dropping out of the race today, Senator John McCain has pretty much wrapped up the nomination of the Republican Party. This was no small feat for McCain who ran in a crowded field of candidates and six months ago commentators had called his campaign dead. If/When McCain wins the party’s nomination, he [...]