Trap: Episode One

Mark 12:13-17       Paying taxes, and the negative feelings associated with the process is not a new thing. Taxes have often been a point of tension for people of all stripes and political persuasions. Even progressives want taxes to go up, only as long as it doesn’t go up for them. Let someone else payContinue reading “Trap: Episode One”

Backward Justice = Injustice

Proverbs 17:26        There are times in human history when justice gets turned on its head. Both punishing the innocent and freeing the guilty are unacceptable, but both happen when justice gets placed in the hands of dishonest people. Both make people live in fear. Both make life filled with uncertainties. They definitely drive outContinue reading “Backward Justice = Injustice”

Koran Burning

Proverbs 15:7       As I write this, I have just finished reading a report about the Pope’s response to a question about whether non-Christians can get to heaven. He answered correctly! If a non-believer were to follow his conscience 100% of the time, he would get to heaven. But as we read in Romans chaptersContinue reading “Koran Burning”