Acts may be action-packed, but it’s also full of oratory. From Peter’s address to the large crowd at Pentecost to Stephen’s defense to Paul’s speech to the Athenians, the apostles’…
Read morePeace Movements
Back in ’71 when 8-tracks were the rage, one album I kept looping forever on my brand new player contained the song “Peace Train”, by Cat Stevens (from “Teaser and…
Read moreJackass Jesus
I raised a few eyebrows recently by quoting an imaginary conversation between a First Century Christian and a Roman citizen worshipping the pagan deities: “My God may be a ‘Jackass’,…
Read moreCool Tools
As I recently explained in my Hermeneutics class, there are “tools” and then “Cool Tools”. If you get your hands on the Cool Tools, reading God’s Word becomes infinitely more…
Read moreFrack the World!
It seems like Ohio is at the center of global events these days. Few appreciate how Ohio may soon play a significant role destroying Western Civilization as we know it,…
Read moreJesus vs. the Taliban
When Taliban gunmen recently shot a 14-year-old girl in the head, it triggered shock and awe across the world, even in Pakistan where the Taliban is favored. The real surprise…
Read moreBlasphemy
What would happen if Christians rioted every time their Savior and Lord was insulted? Western civilization would be reduced to ashes, I think. It raises the question of why Christians…
Read moreChurch vs. God
Today’s Great Migration away from religious institutions is good news, if you think about it. Our most ancient struggle is between religious traditions and God’s Word, and all religious persecution…
Read moreThe Babylonian Captivity of the Church
Church Membership continues to inflict a horrific cost on the Christian faith. What’s the use?
Read moreThe Couch-Potato Wars
Our reputation for “American Innovation” and “Yankee Know-How” was justified again when the world discovered America was the first to launch Cyber Warfare. It’s an entirely new dimension to war,…
Read moreMonasticism in 60 Minutes
Young people from Christian backgrounds are flocking to ancient monasticism (called “neomonasticism” , and certainly not related to NeoXenos), pushed along by Emergent Village luminaries like Brian McLaren and Tony…
Read moreSpoiled, Rich Kids
It’s graduation time for millions of spoiled, little rich kids celebrating the completion of their brainwashing. Is it too hard to believe? Not according to God’s Word, which claims “the…
Read moreThe Toronto Experience
What happened when NeoXenos went to Toronto? For one thing, pimps and brothels got legalized…
Read moreImparting Outlaw Faith
Ravenous wolves oppose the emancipation of humanity, so how do we impart a fighting spirit into new generations of Jesus People?
Read moreWhoopi Gets Hot on Sex
Poor Mark Driscoll. Really, I mean it this time. He and his beautiful wife Grace sat down yesterday on a beehive of irritated TV personalities on The View. The Driscolls…
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