Full Disclosure

Steven Spielberg released his latest movie, “Disclosure Day.” It completes his trilogy of extraterrestrial exploits including “Close Encounters” (1977) and “E.T.” (1982). It discloses his personal belief that, “We are not the only intelligent civilization in the...

Touch Grass

Popular culture comes up with some doozies! “You need to go touch grass” is a playful way to suggest someone has been online too long. In a deeper sense, it means someone needs to connect with what is true and real. They need a reboot. Truth claims abound these days....

Sacred Inheritance

Earlier this year, Secretary of State Marco Rubio mentioned Christianity in a speech to international leaders in Munich. He was referencing an important historical fact. He was not advocating “Christian nationalism.” Usage varies, but if that term is defined so...

Removing Obstacles

I am not surprised that the more scientists discover about the world we inhabit, the more obstacles to faith are removed. My optimism comes from a fusion of my engineering education at university with my theological education at seminary. That’s not to say that the...

A Midlife Change

If you believe the canard that to be intellectual requires rejection of the supernatural, then Molly Worthen’s story will be destabilizing to you. She recently appeared in a Veritas Forum in an episode titled, “Questioning Christianity: A Professor’s Journey from...

Saipan Haunting

I stood in silence staring into the deep blue sea 150 feet below me at Banzai Cliff. Behind me was the sheer rock face of Mt. Marpi. Silence seemed the only response to what happened here on Saipan 80 years ago. WWII came to Saipan with the American amphibious assault...