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I was too poor to buy books. No, I didn’t steal them. Years ago, I was asked by a local group to give a talk about business ethics.Since my degrees focus on “ethics” but not “business” I decided I should visit a bookstore to see what business leaders were saying. Book stores were still plentiful … Read more

Everything is founded on faith. Three stories. A group of students and I discussed a question they had heard in class: “Why are humans always at war?” I asked what was said in class. The discussion centered on people needing to make a decision against violence, for peace. I asked if the professor gave a … Read more

Our problems originate inside. Our hope originates from outside.   Over the last three days I have posted these statements on social media: “Racism” is not the direct result of history, nationality, ethnicity, nor privilege. Racism is the direct result of sin in our hearts. “Greed” is not a result of big business, banking institutions, … Read more

What should matter most? “What happened to the gospel?” This was his first question for me after the election. My brother Brian called on Saturday. We spoke of many things but primary to our conversation was what we together referred to as “cultural Christianity.” Brian and I mean by this phrase that we are concerned … Read more

“You can’t handle the truth!” “For the general public is being reduced to a state where people not only are unable to find out about the truth but also become unable even to search for the truth because they are satisfied with deception and trickery that have determined their convictions, satisfied with a fictitious realitycreated by design … Read more