Natural Burial

Natural Burial

This month’s post is on a probably unexpected but in my view important subject: The many advantages of Natural Burial. I owe a debt to Colonel Jim Harper of Men’s Fraternity for planting the seeds on this subject many years ago. And I am excited that a Christian...
Engage, Don’t Demonize

Engage, Don’t Demonize

I had lunch with a good friend this week, and we lamented the demonization today of almost every public figure by some group or other public figure. Since I’ve written two novels about demons and spiritual warfare, with the second, Nation On The Edge, set in...
Inclusive Christianity

Inclusive Christianity

Over the past few weeks I’ve run into the term “Inclusive Christianity” on several occasions, and in each case the speaker celebrated its wisdom and virtues. I have to ask: Is this phrase a buzzword, a term of art, or a new theological construct? As if God’s greatest...
Unforced Error or Scripted Growth?

Unforced Error or Scripted Growth?

Think of this post as an attempt to look about a month into the future. I’m writing this on Monday, April 7th, as the stock market continues to plunge following the announcement of Trump’s sweeping tariffs late last week. As will be obvious to a regular reader of this...
A “Deal” or Core Values?

A “Deal” or Core Values?

Given my personal history with the Soviet Union, Russia and Ukraine, starting in 1969 as a graduate student and then ministry in Kyiv in 1991 and running real estate offices in both capital cities in the exciting days of 1991-2013, I am often asked what we should now...