In the past I have written about problems that are exacerbated by climate change, such as wildfires, storms, hurricanes, and extreme winter weather. Droughts are another such problem, and now it seems that the problem is moving east.[1] The explorer and geologist John Wesley Powell observed in 1879 that the Read more…
First marriages in the United States end in divorce between forty and fifty percent of the time. For second marriages, the rate is even higher—sixty to sixty-seven percent—and for third marriages the divorce rate is above seventy percent.[1] This must break God’s heart, for he said, “I hate divorce” in Read more…
I have criticized the so-called prosperity gospel in the past as being unbiblical. It is in fact a very Pharisaic idea. The Pharisees believed that prosperity was evidence of God’s favor. After all, many of the most famous people in the Old Testament were successful and wealthy: Abraham,[1] Isaac,[2] Jacob,[3] Read more…
In a recent interview on Fox News, Vice President J.D. Vance said the following: But there’s this old school—and I think it’s a very Christian concept, by the way—that you love your family, and then you love your neighbor, and then you love your community, and then you love your Read more…