"Let both grow together until the harvest." (Mt 13.30) A common refrain, used to scare people into giving power and money to politicians and grifters with bad intentions, is that the world keeps getting worse and worse and worse. They try to convince us that everything is going to hell, and everything is a crisis. … Continue reading Is the World Getting Worse?

Are athletes dying in increased number due to receiving COVID vaccinations? No. They are not. Much has been made on social media recently of a “scientific” study claiming that more athletes have died from sudden cardiac death in the past two years (2021-22) than died of the same cause in the 38 years between 1966-2004. … Continue reading Are Athletes Dying from COVID Vaccines?

Proof that my life is crazy right now: This happened to me THREE TIMES today. I was in the middle of exchanging WhatsApp messages (once) or emails (twice) about things happening next week, after I get back to Zagreb. And I wrote my message/emails, with questions that I need answers to. And I finished the … Continue reading Mi Vida Loca

The Bible screams like its hair is on fire about selfishness, materialism, self-righteousness, and pride. We Christians make a huge mistake when we think sexual sin is the only kind of sin that needs to be confronted, or that it's a sin worse than all others. Let me be explicit: YES, sexual sin is sin. … Continue reading When Does the Bible Shout? And What About?

"They built the high places of Baal in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to offer up their sons and daughters to Molech." (Jer 32.35) Canada's "Medical Assistance in Dying" regime is truly ghastly. Advocates imply that they are offering "death with dignity" to people whose lives are unbearable, emphasizing the laws' applicability to … Continue reading Sons & Daughters of Molech

“Torture data long enough and it will confess to anything.” Then, once you get the confession you want, you can HARK, or hypothesize after the results are known — Ah, yes, this is what we expected to find all along. I knew the pill would help fight high blood pressure. In a situation like this, … Continue reading Jesse Singal on Bad Science & Trans Youth

From the great Michael Bird: [Jesus’ response to the Pharisees’ question] “is usually taken as an affirmation of two spheres of sovereignty, one belonging to the world of human government, and the other belonging to the sovereignty of God. Human governments should receive taxes from their citizens, while all those who bear God’s image owe … Continue reading “What ‘Render unto Caesar’ Really Means” (Michael F Bird)

I have a wonderful granddaughter. She is 2.5 years old. Beautiful and precocious and frustrating and an absolute delight. When we were in Albuquerque for my dad's memorial service a couple of weeks ago, she was walking around our VRBO singing a song she had learned: "Mimi's alright, Bapi's alright, ..." (that's my wife and … Continue reading The Center of My Universe

During the current hostilities in the culture war, I have heard Christians say, "Doing things Jesus' way won't work." Turning the other cheek, blessing those who curse you, etc., those are for a kinder, gentler time. They don't work today. "Things today are too desperate, Christians and Christianity have never been under such attack as … Continue reading “Doing Things Jesus’ Way Won’t Work”