Bill B. sent me this essay, attributed to Billy R. Philly. Is that a real name? Who knows. I did a superficial web search and found nothing. But he is th...

This is the first sermon I preached for the Preaching Course I took. I preached it to the UnShackled Life group with about 30 members present. It was proba...

I read an article yesterday about a study that was done not so long ago concerning how liberals and conservatives differ in their views of morality. The res...

As we get up in years, it seems like adding extra pounds is a lot easier than it used to be. Maybe we are getting less exercise but eating at least as much....

I was thinking about writing a post on "white privilege." Or maybe it was going to be on "racism" (as newly defined). But it might have to do with "cultura...

Many years ago, I read an article where the author postulated that school uniforms actually gave students more freedom rather than less. Such a conclusion s...

Colleges are in the news a lot these days, and generally not from a favorable perspective. One of the big issues has to do with college loans and the massiv...

For years, I have criticized liberalism for being concerned primarily with feeling good about oneself rather than achieving desired or stated objectives. In...

Since the UnShackled LIFE group is currently studying Deuteronomy, I was skipping around at random through the book, but stopped back near the beginning when...

This is a companion to my testimony, where I describe how I became a Christian. It isn't as dramatic as Whittaker Chamber's journey from communism to Christ...

Tom C's Final Sermon for Preaching Class. Sorry about the formatting; it didn't copy over well. Use your imagination for the slides. (Initial slide – blank...

"if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and w...

Most of you have probably heard about the New York Daily News headline pictured here. There seems to be a concerted effort on the part of a number of libera...

When I think of Thanksgiving, one of the first non-turkey images that comes to mind is Washington at prayer. We have much to be thankful for and we should h...

I recently finished a book on the impact WWI had on the lives and the writings of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien (A Hobbit a Wardrobe and a Great War by Josep...

I read an article today about how many years ago Dr. Ben Carson saved the life of a child thought to have an inoperable brain tumor. See the article here. T...

I went to see War Room today with some of the family. In summary, it was a powerful movie and I enjoyed it a lot. Be sure to bring tissue with you when (no...

Consider the opening words to the preamble of the Constitution of the United Sates: We the People. And consider the Tenth Amendment: The powers not delegated...

Westboro Baptist Church has been a blight on Christianity and our nation for quite some time. Famous for it's anti-gay, anti-military and possibly anti-ever...

For some time I have just taken it as a given that we need a new Great Awakening in America. And so we do. We have much to be ashamed of. We have turned aw...