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Find a way to remember this time. It’s historically unusual. In the span of five short years, we’ve witnessed the beginning of a brand new religious movement, its meteoric rise to national prominence, and it’s abrupt flame-out. Of course, I’m talking about the conspiracy theory called QAnon. Despite some protest to the contrary, QAnon is an undeniably religious phenomenon. Embarrassingly, its ranks were swelled with Evangelical Christians, who would never knowingly adopt a different faith, but then did. The “Q-a-no...
This Resurrection Sunday, let’s focus on the physicality of Christ’s victory over death. He was really raised, it’s clear, in the same body he died in. To borrow a phrase, that’s huge. The Gospels show him inviting people to touch him, to make sure he’s real. He eats with his disciples. He spends extended time with them, talking and teaching. He shows them the scars from the wounds he received at the cross. Our common creed as believers says that he was crucified, dead, and buried. That’s all talking about his physical bo...
The weather in Quay County has not contributed to the feeling that Christmas is upon us. To be sure, I’m not complaining about that, but here we are, regardless of how it feels. To all the readers of this humble column, may you be richly blessed as you celebrate the advent of our Lord Jesus Christ. Consider taking half an hour to re-read the Gospel narratives that tell the story. These are found in Matthew 1 and 2; Luke 1 and 2; and John 1. You can knock those out in the time it takes to sip your way through one cup of cocoa...
In the book of Exodus, we see the clash between the God of the Hebrews, Yahweh, and all the gods of Egypt. God sends Moses as his reluctant spokesman. Moses is armed with the authority to call for great plagues, while Pharaoh is the king of the mightiest nation on earth. In his commentary on Exodus, economist Gary North proposes that what we have here is the collision of opposite religions. Though the original players have long-since passed away, their respective outlooks remain with us. The religions in this epic fight are s...
It will shock no one to hear that the topic of gambling is a hot item in this region. What does the Bible say about gambling? Is it a sin? If it’s a sin, should it be criminalized? At the beginning, we should define our terms. Let’s agree that gambling is playing at a game of chance by risking your own money for the opportunity to win more money back. Further, the biblical definition of “sin” is the transgression of God’s commandments (1 John 3:4). If the Bible doesn’t say that Activity A is a sin, then we don’t get t...
