Killing bin Laden...Saluting our Soldiers

While visiting Los Angeles this week, I read a copy of Peter Bergen's Man Hunt: The Ten Year Search for Bin Laden from 9-11 to Abbottabad. It's a thrilling account of the teamwork and courage of both CIA operatives and the US military in bringing the world's most wanted terrorist to justice. It seemed a fitting read for Memorial Day week.

There are a number of lessons we can learn from the killing of Osama bin Laden. More importantly, Bergen's book gives us pause to thank the men and women of our incomparable armed services for what they do to protect and defend our freedoms on a daily basis.

I dedicate this blog to them--our truest heroes. We salute you with our prayers and thanks.

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The Secular Take-over of America

Last week I submitted a 300-page manuscript for my doctoral thesis. Its working title for future book publication is The River, and it details the five worldviews about God, why four of them are false, and how they all came from a common source.

One of the five philosophies that is battling for global supremacy is secularism. I analyzed atheism/secularism/humanism in depth for the thesis--and my studies were very enlightening. First of all, I didn't realize there were Asian and Western versions of atheism. More on that at a later date.

The western form of secularism is in mortal combat with the Judeo-Christian worldview in the United States. This battle has been escalating for about fifty years.

However, the principalities of evil behind the lie of secularism went for the "jugular" last week when President Obama became the first president in history to endorse homosexual marriage.

This was a desperate attempt to complete the secular takeover of America. Here's why.

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Fiscal Insanity and the National Day of Prayer

I'm in Washington, D.C. for the National Day of Prayer. There are many important gatherings this week both here and all around the nation.

The main prayer event will be a large gathering in the Cannon House Office building from 9-12noon on Thursday. Many leaders of government will be there. That same evening a cross-section of the "Church of the City" will gather on the west steps of the Capitol. The crowd will represent a broad rainbow expression of the Body Christ from many diverse ethnic backgrounds.

I'm been coming to America's National Day of Prayer since it began in 1988. This year our youngest son, Jason, is along with me for a graduation trip. Shirley and I just completed twenty-five years of home schooling. What does America's future hold for Jason and coming generations?

I'm fearful that woefully inept financial policies that our nation is currently engaged in--and their devastating consequences--will overwhelm our son's generation (and ours) if we don't get our house in order.

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Is Tiger Woods a Picture of the USA?

Because of my sports background and competitive nature, I enjoy watching athletes that are suberb at their game. Their excellence is usually a combination of God-given skill (destiny) and what they do to maximize it (discipline).

When I first saw Tiger Woods play golf, I thought of that incredible combination: God-given talent and amazing focus. For a decade, Tiger reigned as the number one professional golfer in the world, winning over seventy tournaments and dominating the "majors" (the biggest tournaments which include the Masters, The British Open, the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship).

During his decade of dominance, Tiger won 14 majors--second only to Jack Nicklaus winning 18 during his illustrious career. Most of us thought Tiger would one day eclipse the "Golden Bear."

But suddenly in 2009, Tiger fell from grace and prominence. Now he's trying desperately to get back on his feet.

Is Tiger Woods a picture or analogy of the United States of America?

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Political Correctness is Really Secular Intolerance

The recent Easter season got me thinking about the fight against faith in America.

I recently read an article in my local newspaper (Kitsap SUN) that described the evidence for the Genesis Flood that an engineer had discovered in rock formations in Arizona. It was a great article and even mentioned Noah's Ark as a possible historical reality.

Two days later, a letter to the editor was posted that made fun of the article--even calling it "laughable" from a scientific standpoint. Why the shrill response?

Well, I think it's time to give a true meaning to the term "political correctness." Political correctness is nothing less than secular intolerance. And it's becoming a menacing bully in many nations.

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