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  Oct 3, 2017

  Two Words That Give Me Hope for America

  America is really sick — as in really, really sick. That's why some conservative preachers and pundits believe we have passed the point of no return. Yet there are two words that give me hope, and I want to share that hope with you.

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  Oct 2, 2017

  Reeling After the Deadliest US Shooting: Only God Can Heal America

  America is reeling again. Families have been ripped apart and individual lives have been torn apart. One day we're reeling from devastating hurricanes, the next day we're torn apart by racial divisions, the next day we're ripped apart by the worst mass shooting in our history. The pain is palpable, the shock tangible. Can America still be healed?

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  Oct 1, 2017

  Dear Pastor, Are You a Truth-Telling Shepherd or a Spiritual Politician?

  For years we've been told not to be confrontational and not to address controversial moral issues lest we offend the world and drive away the lost. And so, in the name of wisdom, a spirit of compromise has entered our pulpits, and we sound more like spiritual politicians than truth-telling shepherds.

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  Sep 30, 2017

  A Practical Suggestion for NFL Players

  Dear NFL Athletes, As a fan rather than a critic, may I offer a suggestion to you regarding the national anthem? it seems like the league can get very political on some fronts. And who is affected by this? You and the fans. This is not fair and this is not right.

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  Sep 29, 2017

  If 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' Is a Myth Why Do So Many Black Americans Believe It?

  According to every reliable report, my young namesake Michael Brown was not shot in the back, nor did he have his hands up, nor did he utter the words, "Hands up, don't shoot."

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  Sep 28, 2017

  The Death of Hugh Hefner and the End of the Sexual Revolution

  The sexual revolution promised freedom but produced bondage. It promised excitement but produced emptiness. It promised thrills and produced STD's. Thanks for nothing, sexual revolution. You have brought nothing but destruction.

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  Sep 27, 2017

  Here's What Roy Moore's Victory Really Means

  It's often said that you can know a man by his enemies. That being the case, we can know a lot about Judge Roy Moore by the blaring headline on Huffington Post last night: "Alabama Earthquake: GOP Picks Outsider Bigot." Translated, this means, "GOP Picks Conservative Christian, Anti-Establishment Candidate." Sounds good to me.

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  Sep 26, 2017

  What Jesus Really Meant When He Spoke of the 'Days of Noah'

  Have you heard this before? "We know that the last days will be wicked. Very wicked. Just like the days of Noah. That's what Jesus said." What was Jesus' main point?

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  Sep 25, 2017

  President Trump and the NFL: What Do We Make of This Battle?

  Earlier in the week, the president had referred to NFL players who knelt in protest during the national anthem as "SOB's" who should be fired. NFL owners expressed their solidarity with the protesters and their disappointment with President Trump. Is there a right and wrong in all this?

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  Sep 24, 2017

  Jesus Smashes the Gospel of Self-Esteem

  One of the cruelest things we can do during a time of great human suffering is to suggest that those who are the most severely afflicted must be worse than everyone else. "Those wicked sinners got what they deserve in that hurricane," we say glibly, little knowing that we condemn ourselves in the process.