How do we explain such bitter enmity against a tiny nation and a miniscule minority of the world population? After the holocaust and the horrendous mistreatment of European Jews by the Nazi's, the nations united to say, "Never Again!" In world capitals, there are respected museums that document the atrocities inflicted on the Jews by Hitler and his regime.

Jesus was called an extremist and a firebrand because he introduced those shocking, radical ideas.

In a brutal world where classism, racism, sexism, child abuse, oppression, and slavery were universal, Jesus shattered glass ceilings.

Short of requiring that everyone be baptized and enrolled in church or else, what is the bedrock for a civilized community?

But in this happy moment, we must remind ourselves that politicians can change laws, but they cannot change hearts.

American kids grow up in an idyllic world of freedom and possibility. Don't let the beast snatch it away.

Be afraid, be very afraid, when powerful political players fail in their basic duties while pointing to one esoteric crisis or another that

Genesis 1 is more than a history of beginnings. In fact, it is a divine primer for learning how to think.