A month ago, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) announced that for the 2024-25 school year, they will be replacing their honors programs with a more “inclusive” and “equitable” program that will also be more “diverse.” You’ll notice that those three words are the components of DEI, which has two foci: race and sexual identity/orientation. In theContinue reading “Honors Programs vs. DEI”
Category Archives: Christian Apologetics
A Matter of Conscience
I don’t know if any of you are Agatha Christie fans; she was a prolific British mystery writer from the 1920s through the 1970s. Her novels and short stories almost always involved a murder that was eventually solved by the likes of Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple, and others. Her psychology of murder was thatContinue reading “A Matter of Conscience”
An Eclipse Experience
You may be aware that just four days from now, on Monday, April 8, there will be a total solar eclipse over parts of the United States. You can click here to see a map showing its path: https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/where-when/ You may not be aware that in the 20th century, there were only 12 total solarContinue reading “An Eclipse Experience”
Faith and Feelings
With the beginning of Holy Week just a few days away, as always, I am looking forward to Easter, which is my favorite holiday in terms of its significance. In past years, I have thought about what it was like for Jesus’ followers, especially starting when Jesus was arrested in Gethsemane. I imagine the confusionContinue reading “Faith and Feelings”
Is All Sin the Same?
I used to be part of a church where the pastor would sometimes preach against specific sins. However, as time went on, he would in essence dilute his message by saying something like, “But we’ve all got our own stuff.” Occasionally, he would have us turn to the people sitting next to us and sayContinue reading “Is All Sin the Same?”
To the Remnant 