• Blessed are the Meek
    October 21, 2024

    In week three of this study through the Beatitudes, we will focus on “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth” (Matthew 5:5), and “Blessed are the[...]

  • Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
    October 14, 2024

    In last week’s Messenger I mentioned that I like to divide the Beatitudes into two lists of four each. The first four Beatitudes are the “Humiliating Beatitudes.” These are[...]

  • Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit
    October 7, 2024

    Last week I came across this quote from a pastor, Mike Erre, who claimed in a podcast denouncing the recent Matt Walsh film, Am I Racist?,  “You cannot follow[...]

  • Is criminal justice reform an issue for conservative Christians?
    September 30, 2024

    Advised that the Alabama House Judiciary Committee was going to hold a hearing Wednesday, April 17, on HB 27, I prepared to speak in favor of this bill that[...]

  • A message for our time in Wagner’s ‘Valkyrie’
    September 23, 2024

    Mark Twain popularized the quote that “[Richard] Wagner’s music is better than it sounds.” I’ve always liked Wagner’s music – its rich harmonies, powerful crescendos, and leitmotifs. But I’m[...]

  • All I really needed to know about the Constitution, I learned in fourth grade
    September 16, 2024

    Maybe the title above is an exaggeration, for I also learned a lot teaching and practicing law – although my law student experience consisted mostly of left-wing theories I’ve[...]