The Boy Scouts- Who’da Thought?

Today, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) vote on an amended policy for member participation.  After reading their proposed resolution, I am surprised to find myself whole-heartedly supporting their position. The current policy for members does not allow youth who vocalize their same-sex attraction to participate in scouting.  This is how things would change: No…

Moral Police vs. Mercy

Three days ago I condemned abortion as murder when I wrote about the abortion “doctor” who was convicted of killing babies born alive.  Today I am googling “foods that help women heal after an abortion” because I am making dinner for a new friend who is in the gut-wrenching place of trying to recover, physically…

Gosnell “Officially” Guilty of Murdering Innocents

Serial infant killer Kermit Gosnell is guilty of murder, at least officially guilty of ending the lives of three of the thousands of infants he has butchered over his three-decade, lucrative – $1.8 million annually, “career”. He may face the death penalty for his role in the holocaust that our nation has undergone in the…

Lost Things- and the God Who Loves Them

“Mom, are you still looking for Yuki?” I can’t help it.  Even though my cat of fifteen years has been gone for nearly a week I keep hoping that she will come home.   In every room of the house I find myself looking out the windows, pressing my face against the screen so I can…

Hypocrisy- Ain’t Nobody Got Time For That

For all the jabs that get tossed at Millennials (text-junky-visually-addicted-short-attention-span-I’m-entitled-to-whatever-I-want-right-now), there is one thing that I can say with confidence.  They can smell a fake a mile away. My husband and I did youth ministry for ten years and we still get to wade in Millennial waters every now and then. (See adjacent photo of…

The Gospel. The NEW Rape.

I saw the caption “Pentagon Taps Anti-Christian Extremist for Religious Tolerance Policy” while scanning through headlines this week.  Then I read the article.  It is an outrage. Here’s the gist: Mikey Weinstein is going to consult with the Pentagon on religious policies, including a policy for court-martialing military chaplains who share the gospel during spiritual counseling of…