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RICH OLD WHITE MEN are behind much of the paid political advertisements in my red state. That’s the widespread speculation. Maybe it’s true. Maybe it’s not. The speculation is based on this fact, reported by the Associated Press: “Secretive groups …

I GET EMAILS from readers. Usually they’re nice. Here’s one. It’s from a young lady named Sarah Ruppard.  She gets a free, signed copy of a book for her trouble. A note from Sarah It is so exciting to get to write you and tell you how helpful your …

IF I HAD A FAN CLUB, one of the contenders for president would be the gent asking today’s Bible Question of the Week. Wayne Sacchi. He has been a devoted reader and encourager for several years now. Lately, he has been nibbling on scholarly ideas. I …

JUST FOR FRIDAY FUN I’m going to toss out at you two of the more oddball verses in the Bible. I’m taking a vote. These verses sound more like Greek mythology then history, some Christians complain. I’m going to let you read them in five Bible …

WHAT YOU’RE ABOUT TO READ won the writer, Kathy LaMaster, a new $700 iPad Air 64GB. Well worth it. Not just because she said a bunch of nice things about me, which sure didn’t hurt my feelings. But because of what happened afterward. Read …

YOU DON’T WANT TO DISAPPOINT A KID. But I did. I gave a book to a boy who had a name from the Bible. I should have known better. Here’s the problem. The book was about the most important people and places in the Bible: Who’s Who & Where’s Where …

A FEW MONTHS AGO I submitted an illustrated book that the publisher intended to print in black and white. I was actually bummed out by that idea because my strength is in color, illustrated books. And black and white feels so 1950s. On the other …

LATE LAST WEEK I got the email. I can’t say much more about it than what you read in the title of this article. The news is too fresh and too sensitive. But this question comes from a young person who’s sis came out as gay: “What does the …

CUSTODIANS SHOULD RUN THE CHURCH, as I understand the Bible. They are the ones with a bucket of water, a rag, and the heart of a servant willing to get down on hands and knees to clean up the mud, the blood, and the beer. But we give the job to …

DANIEL – OF THE LION’S DEN FAME – was a vegan. In a touch of irony, those lions – well-established carnivores – refused to dine on him when they had a chance (Daniel 6). As though they became temporary vegans too. Daniel was a young Jewish noble …

I’D RATHER NOT recognize some people in heaven, if you know what I mean. Souls that don’t belong there, if what I saw in them is any measure of worth. Souls that probably don’t think I belong there, if what they saw in me is any measure of worth. …

I COMPLETELY MISREAD THE QUESTION. I’m not sure I would have picked it if I hadn’t misread it. And I can’t believe I misread it so utterly completely. What in the world is happening with the brain when the question on the screen in front of you reads …