Christian Courage

Christian Courage

Christianity is for the courageous, even if you don’t live in North Korea. Fear, worry, and despair common to the human existence call for the courage that is coincident with faith. Persecution is real in North Korea. I read about a woman exiled to a life of hard...
The Storied Life

The Storied Life

Hiroo Onoda was a WWII Japanese army intelligence officer assigned to a clandestine operation in the Philippines. After the war ended, he refused to surrender for 29 years. Onoda lived in a hut in the mountains, carrying out guerrilla activities. After the war,...
Faults and Forgiveness

Faults and Forgiveness

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards recently pardoned Homer Plessy. Plessy has been dead since 1925.  What’s this all about? In the post-Civil War era, Plessy committed civil disobedience by violating a state law that required the separation of races in railroad cars. He...
Religion or Relationship

Religion or Relationship

I attended a conference where some highly respected people discussed and answered questions on a serious topic.  Comedian Jeff Foxworthy was the moderator for the evening. Foxworthy was so serious as he introduced the men sitting beside him as academics,...
Disruptive Faith

Disruptive Faith

The word “disruptive” comes to mind when I learn of someone who does not go along with the crowd. They stand out because they’re different, hopefully in a good way. I recently became aware of a University of Georgia professor, Henry Schaefer. He is the Graham Perdue...