Book Review: Junkyard Wisdom
Roy Goble is my friend. The first day I met him, I hated him. We met in 1977 as incoming freshman at Westmont College. He is a Giants fan; I bleed Dodger blue. One of the first things we did together was play catch. We have done a lot of things together since then and […]
Murder in a Small Town
Yesterday two people out for a walk on a familiar stretch of Nuevo, a mother and daughter, were brutally stabbed to death. We are exposed to murder in abundance in our culture: Real murders on the news, dramatic portrayals on television, in movies, in books, in music, in video games. It is pervasive. When it […]
Islam is a Dangerous Religion?
The Christian Post published an article entitled ‘Islam Is a Dangerous Religion,’ Most American Pastors Say using data provided by Lifeway Research. See also this article by Ed Stetzer entitled Protestant Pastors and Islam. Just for the record, I don’t think Islam is a dangerous religion. Wrong yes, dangerous no. I believe that religion (for […]