My Favorite Christian Quotes There is nothing, in my view, quite like a good quote. Whether writing or preaching, I’ve always loved to have a good quote from someone else—after all, I have spent my adult life speaking the words of Another to his people. As I look in Scripture, I can find writers using […]

What if Jesus Ran for President? The conventions are now over—Hillary Rodham Clinton and Donald J. Trump have accepted their parties’ respective nominations, given speeches accepting those nominations, and now begin the grueling process of crisscrossing the country seeking to persuade the average American that he or she has the better vision for the nation. […]

Democrats and Email Were I a Democrat, I would seriously consider never sending another email as long as I live. First, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton found herself under FBI investigation for mishandling emails while Secretary of State; although the FBI has cleared Secretary Clinton, serious questions remain, and I’m confident that we’ll hear about the […]

What Melania Trump Has in Common with Preachers Yesterday, I wrote about Melania Trump’s plagiarism of Michelle Obama. Of course, to be fair, as I said yesterday, it’s not really Melania’s fault; in fact, a staffer has come forward and apologized. Nope, there’s nothing new under the sun (Ecclesiastes 1:9); only Jesus spoke as no […]

Melania Trump’s Plagiarism and Jesus Melania Trump found herself in an uncomfortable position after her speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Her speechwriter lifted whole sections from Michelle Obama’s speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. When you put the two speeches side by side, there is no doubt—regardless of what the Trump […]