Lately, I’ve been drawn to the story in the Gospels where Jesus goes into the temple and overturns the tables of the people who were buying and selling in what was to be a house of prayer. Jesus got mad. He was like my dad circa 1991 when he came into my bedroom and...
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The Great Barrington Declaration
The Other Side of the Medical Science Community In October of 2020, three medical doctors and epidemiologists from the medical schools of Harvard, Stanford, and Oxford composed a manifesto called The Great Barrington Declaration in response to the rigorous COVID...
Why do “good” Christians vote for “evil” Trump?
By Juli Martinez, Contributing Writer I don’t expect you to agree with everything or possibly anything I’ve written. I also don’t speak for all Christians or even conservatives in their entirety. I do implore you to read this with an open mind and with respect, if you...
US Constitution 101
By Janis Kristiansen, Contributing Writer Past Attorney General Barr says the Constitution is not suspended in times of crisis. With all this talk of the Constitution, here’s a basic and elementary understanding of the Constitution. The word “Constitution” has...
The Matrix of Liberty: Part 1
I cannot believe that I didn’t know about the Matrix of Liberty! Have you heard of it? Let’s get past the word Matrix and shake the vision of that guy from the movie with the trench coat and sunglasses. What is a Matrix? Mathematically it is a rectangular...
Life With a Side of Jesus
*Originally published January 3, 2018 Have you noticed that Jesus is trending these days? Sort of like “on fleek”, “sorry not sorry”, “do you even”, “I can’t even”…and on and on I could go. Jesus and coffee. Jesus and football. Jesus and pizza (okay, I haven’t seen...
Courage is a Command
A couple weeks ago I wrote a blog called “Courage is Contagious.” When I go into a store and see someone else not wearing a mask, I definitely feel empowered to take off my own mask and follow suit. Courage is like that…if one person shows courage it makes us want to...
The Time is Now
I was inspired by a video of Kirk Cameron leading a peaceful protest in California of thousands of people coming together to sing carols in celebration of Christmas. Cameron has been outspoken about what is going on in America for years now. It was awesome to see him...
Contentment is a Choice
Have you ever been stuck in a season of your life? And when I say “stuck”, I mean…it’s your own fault you are stuck in this season. Maybe it is a season of grief, or depression. Maybe you lost a job or got divorced. Maybe you had an illness that caused life to stop...
Light Always Wins
Back in 2013 when I was walking through a particularly dark time in my life, one of my Facebook friends spoke John 1:5 over me as I was getting ready for a court hearing. “The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.” Light always wins....