Mark Twain once said, “Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.” There’s wisdom in that as far as it goes, but it doesn’t go very far. Each on of us has specific fears in our lives. Some may be shared by nearly all [...]

  As a man, I am with this post venturing way out of my area of either expertise or existential knowledge. But bear with me and I’ll try to explain my compulsion to do so in spite of my non-qualifications! I don’t track celebrities much. But Angelina Jolie’s decision to [...]

Is there any word or sentiment which is off limits these days? Last week, talk radio shrieker Pete Santilli accused Hillary Clinton of being involved with the killing of American troops in Benghazi, Libya. And then he offered this: “I want to shoot her right in the vagina and I [...]

We join with Christians worldwide remembering the town of Moore Oklahoma, and would ask those reading these words to pray for them. As President Obama said, “Our prayers are with the people of Oklahoma today. And we will back up those prayers with deeds for as long as it takes.” [...]

[Here's an oldie-goldie from my still-extant but no longer updated blog exploring Christian feminism, "Are Men Really Human?"] Today, a dear friend unintentionally brought me face to face with my own anger. I had sent her links to an article blasting her ministry as unbiblical and “liberal.” Indignant, I was [...]

5/6/2013 Do We Have a ‘Macedonian Call’? Christians vary in their understanding of just what “God’s Call” consists of. Curt Mortimer offers a whole lot of common ground for all of us to walk out in this encouraging, challenging message. (Click arrow at left of sermon link to play and/or [...]

When I heard about the Boston marathon bombings — it happened via TV in a North Dakota seniors’ residence my wife’s parents live in — tears lept to my eyes and that terrible, familiar taste of 9/11 rage rose up inside. This time there was no creepy Osama bin Laden [...]

I have known Hoda Elsharkawi for some time, introduced to her via my cousin Karen who herself converted to Islam just 3 months before the horrors of 9/11/01. Hoda, her husband, and their children live near Boston. As someone who is Muslim, American, and a Bostonian, I believe Hoda offers [...]

Our JPUSA Messages page now includes the ongoing Stations of the Cross series, presented by various members of the Jesus People USA community at church services over the past month and a half. We pray this Easter season will be one of deep thought and Holy Encounter with Christ and [...]