They are familiar words to us all this time of year, “For unto us a child a is born, unto us a son is given… and he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.� It is this last title, Prince of Peace that intrigues me. Shortly after the Prince of Peace ...

On my two trips into Uganda I had the honor to meet and spend some time with families and individuals who have been affected by HIV AIDS. It not only affects those who have it, but scores of children who are left parent-less as the pandemic spreads due to a lack of sanitation, cultural beliefs, stig...

Over the past few days I've heard from people who have been elated at the election of Barack Obama to the office of President of the United States. I have also spoken with people who are furious about his election and are convinced that America is done for, that he is a socialist, anti-American ...

I will probably blog more about this, but it's is really intriguing. He won Jews and Roman Catholics and posted higher tallies from evangelical Protestants than John Kerry. Read the whole thing....

Last night was a very exciting time. Vote counts rolled in and at the end of the evening Barack Obama was declared the winner in the presidential election. Most people in the United States were jubilant, a large minority were not, as their candidate, John McCain was defeated. All over the world peop...

The knock on the door came at 4:50 am. Jenny woke me and told me to go see who it was. I rolled out of bed and bleary eyed I stumbled down the stairs to find a police officer at my door. Through the fog of sleep my first thought was, "I don't have a cat." You see the last time an offic...

With the elections just a couple of weeks away its time to talk politics. Here's a couple of thoughts for us as we get closer to the election. We are to display the love of Christ to all people, even those candidates we disagree with. Our primary concern is the kingdom of God. Christians will di...

Spirituality Column #101October 14, 2008Current! In Carmel (IN) NewspaperCurrent! In Westfield (IN) Newspaper Rational Faith By Bob Walters Bill Maher used to be a funny guy. I saw him 20 years ago when he was the hired entertainment at an auto racing banquet in Monterey, Calif. He did a nice job. H...

As we pass the half-way point of our Jesus for President tour, we remember Jesus' admonition that we be "as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves." There is a lot of momentum around our little campaign of political misfits - from some of the mainstream media and from the dozen cities where ...

Soccer moms, NASCAR dads, and now holy hipsters have been touted by political pundits and the mainstream media as the group du jour that political candidates must court in order to win the coveted presidential prize. Using select books and blogs, they conclude that these missional millennials have a...