The heinous act surrounding Javon Belcher who murdered his girlfriend in front of her own mother and then drove to the Kansas City Chief’s facility to kill himself is yet another tragic case of the ugly nature of domestic violence. One third of homicides committed against women are at the hands of an intimate partner. Sadly though there are barri

A woman from Turlock California was fired from her job and is being investigated by Secret Service after posting a racial slur about President Barack Obama. She had called the President the N word and then expressed her hopes that he would be assassinated this term. Most Americans would agree that this woman’s comments were disgraceful and comple

When I had the opportunity to visit with a few inmates during a prison ministry at the Pendleton Correctional facility last fall I had some intriguing conversations with some very intelligent dudes that were serving time. Many of these inmates are now committed Christians but early in life many turned their back on the church early in life either b

We are in the midst of the election season and candidates running for various political offices desperately rely on surrogates and endorsements to improve their chances of election. Christians are often a targeted voting bloc based on stances on social issues. Which draws to light how involved clergy should be at endorsing or persuading their congr

I guess I am on the wrong side of history. At least that is what some will say as the Defense of Marriage Act makes its way through the Supreme Court. This issue has many layers to it with the debate over separation of church and the role of government in regulating marriage. I am the first to tell you that legislating morality only puts a band aid

Thanks to Miley Cyrus, Oxford now has officially recognized Twerk as an English word. Well I can’t say that I am not surprised at what took place at the VMAs this past weekend. MTV has been known to push the buttons in terms of decency. It also decided to slip the racy performance under the guise of a pre-teen rating to unsuspecting parents who l

“Do you know that word is offensive” said Matt Lauer during his interview with Paula Dean on The Today show. “I don’t know” responded Paula Dean. Now I am paraphrasing a bit but there are few words in the American culture that will sink a public figure quicker than the use of the n word. The n word controversy has reared its ugly head cau

After the shocking tragedy at Newton several months back society is still littered with too much gunfire erupting and lives being lost at heartbreaking frequency. We all were stunned as we witnessed live events play out with Chris Dorner who went on cop killing rampage that claimed four innocent victims before he tragically took his own life. This

There is no secret that our country has been polarized over the issue of politics even to the point where we are in the midst of a fierce government shutdown. Politics can be a very divisive topic even among believers. I had a chance to speak with a good buddy of mine who is on the other side of the political spectrum just this week about the polit

Americans witnessing the unspeakable and horrific tragedy at Sandy Hook which is now among the worst school shootings on Friday hit so close to home for parents with younger children. Most of you like me probably went home and hugged your kids a little tighter. Suddenly your daughter spilling Kool-Aide on the carpet doesn’t seem as serious today.