I don't have any institutional mantra to offer for the new year. I don't have any new program or corporate vision statement that I want everyone to sign on to for 2013. What I do have is a burden that is on my heart – a burden for God to rend the Continue Reading
February 2, 2012
Insuring Religious Liberty: ObamaCare, Ronald Reagan, and the Current Crisis of Conscience in America
We were told this would not happen. We were told to just let the bill pass and read it later. Well, we are reading it now. And the fine print doesn’t look good for religious freedom. Perhaps you have heard about last Sunday’s “pulpit protest” by Continue Reading
January 22, 2012
“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier…Pastor:” How Two Cold War Foes Became Pastoral Friends
The picture would have been impossible to imagine for the two men before. When I was granted a Top Secret clearance under the Naval Security Group, part of the National Security Agency, it would have been (spiritually as well as practically) delusional Continue Reading
December 26, 2011
A Hero’s Story at Christmastime: Colonel Roger Ingvalson, USAF-Retired (June 20, 1928—December 24, 2011)
“It’s Christmastime, Poppy, and we want a story!” “A story? Why don’t you play with your toys?” “We want a story! We want a story! We want…” “Okay! Okay. A story. All right, then, a story you shall have. What kind of story would Continue Reading
Statism and the Road to Serfdom: A Biblical-Theological Reflection on the Supreme Court Decision on the HealthCare Law
Ideas have consequences—and unintended consequences. The Supreme Court decision about the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Acts ("Obama-Care") is one such case. It's merits, deficiencies, nuances and implications will be debated between legal Continue Reading