Faith
The Founders based this country and our freedoms on faith. And for good reason. Need some comfort, looking for a timeless pick-me-up? We have some great resources to help you grow your faith and find a little rest.
GOOD FRIDAY: The One Promise The Universe Makes | Steve Berman
GOOD FRIDAY: The One Promise The Universe Makes | Steve Berman
By Steve BermanOn February 19, 1999, I was driving home from a local talent show I didn’t want to attend. I flew home early from a business trip to Denver because I wasn’t feeling well. One of my employees invited me to the talent show and I didn’t know why I said yes. They played Christian music. …
PALM SUNDAY: On Proper Authority | Steve Berman
PALM SUNDAY: On Proper Authority | Steve Berman
One question I’ve seen among casual fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium is why the Valar, highest of the Ainur, Eru Ilúvatar’s “angelic” creations, would not intervene in the War of the Rings. I smell some high geekdom about to happen, but I want to chat about authority for a minute. Not just authority, but proper authority. Tolkien …
REVIVAL: Did God Visit Asbury University? | Steve Berman
REVIVAL: Did God Visit Asbury University? | Steve Berman
The third rail of American Christian division is talking about Holy Spirit revival of the kind that Asbury University experienced recently, and according to the school’s administration, ends today. It’s been all over the news, and many evangelicals have weighed in on the events at Asbury, that started with a chapel service, and extended for weeks as …
HE GETS US: A Galaxy of Cash Behind Jesus Videos
HE GETS US: A Galaxy of Cash Behind Jesus Videos
There is an ad campaign called “He Gets Us” consisting of short videos relating Jesus Christ to our daily human lives. It covers topics like “Jesus was a refugee”, “was Jesus’ family perfect?”, “Did Jesus really struggle as I do?”, “Was Jesus ever lonely”, “Did Jesus face criticism?” and others. Each video is paired with …
NOT SACRED: Senate to Pass Same-Sex Marriage Law | Steve Berman
NOT SACRED: Senate to Pass Same-Sex Marriage Law | Steve Berman
The Senate is set to pass the Respect for Marriage Act Tuesday. A bipartisan amendment with “commonsense language” to add stronger Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) protections survived a filibuster vote Monday. The amendment was sponsored by a mix of Republicans and Democrats including Sens. Susan Collins, Tammy Baldwin, Krysten Sinema, Thom Tillis, and Ron Portman. Once passed by …
BOO! 7 Ghouls For a Halloween Hater | Steve Berman
BOO! 7 Ghouls For a Halloween Hater | Steve Berman
You like the movie “Aliens”? I do. Besides masterful performances from heroine Sigourney Weaver as Ripley, the late Bill Paxton (Hudson), Michael Biehn (Hicks), Lance Henriksen (Bishop, the “synthetic life form”), Paul Reiser (Burke)—and the rest of the cast—and being one of the few examples of a movie sequel that’s better than its original (“The …
WINNING CIVILIZATION: Atonement for the Functionally Apathetic | Steve Berman
WINNING CIVILIZATION: Atonement for the Functionally Apathetic | Steve Berman
Today is the Jewish Day of Atonement, known as Yom Kippur. Observant Jews all over the world will begin fasting and praying at sundown today. It’s no ordinary fast, either. After the last drop of water is swallowed at sunset, nothing will be consumed or swallowed until sunset Wednesday. That’s called an “absolute fast” and …
FAITH: Introspection is the Best Direction | Steve Berman
FAITH: Introspection is the Best Direction | Steve Berman
Sunday night begins the annual Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) festival, leading to a ten-day period bookended by the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur). The days in the middle are known as the “Days of Awe” where everyone is highly encouraged to look inside and work out anything that’s not—to be corny—Kosher. These ten days …
POST-CHRISTIAN: America’s not Christian, and Jesus is Fine With That | Steve Berman
POST-CHRISTIAN: America’s not Christian, and Jesus is Fine With That | Steve Berman
My mind—I apologize for giving you a TMI peek—frequently works in song. I wish Billy Joel would update “We Didn’t Start the Fire” with some modern lyrics. You know, start in the 90s with Rwanda, starving children in Somalia, Mogadishu, Kuwait, Saddam Hussein. Then into the millennium: 9/11, Afghanistan, Iraq, Osama bin Laden, George W. …
KARMA: Moonie Cult Death Came to Shinzo Abe | Steve Berman
KARMA: Moonie Cult Death Came to Shinzo Abe | Steve Berman
Tetsuya Yamagami shot Shinzo Abe with a handmade gun, killing him. It was a planned assassination. New details of the 41-year-old assassin’s motivation are coming out, and much of it points to the Unification Church—what we call the “Moonies.” The AP quoted an “expert in cult studies.” “If he hadn’t allegedly committed the crime, Mr. Yamagami would …
GOOD WEIRD: What Does it Mean to be a Christian Today? | Steve Berman
GOOD WEIRD: What Does it Mean to be a Christian Today? | Steve Berman
Everyone knows someone who is genuinely weird. I remember growing up, there was a particular acquaintance who would sometimes play cards with my group of friends. Let’s call him Nick (I was going to call him “Al” but then, “weird Al,” alas is taken). Nick had a tendency to renege playing games like Hearts or Spades. Even …
ROE TEST: Was the Silence Deafening on Sunday? | Steve Berman
ROE TEST: Was the Silence Deafening on Sunday? | Steve Berman
Christian, did you go to church the Sunday after Roe was overturned? Did your pastor speak about it from the pulpit, or was the pulpit silent? Did your pastor tell you that it’s politics and he or she can’t get involved? Or did your pastor talk about the judgment of God? This is a test. And there …