The No Kool-Aid Zone Blog
I don't drink the Kool-Aid. For Anyone.
To Whom Does Marriage Belong?
It seems clear to me that, despite our efforts to retain the significance and true meaning of marriage, the tide of public opinion, coupled with a judiciary (and certain legislatures) incapable of doing, or unwilling to do, the hard work of rational thinking, will at some point yield the radical redefinition of marriage as the…
Can Anyone Decipher This?
There is a Baptist church just down the road that sometimes uses its sign to say some…interesting…things. Sometimes, though, their signage just leaves me scratching my head, and the latest lettering has been up maybe two weeks. I’ve driven by it a couple dozen times. And I have utterly no idea what it means. None.…
George Will's Interesting Take on the Republican Candidates
is found here. This piece is well-worth the read, exposing, among other things, a side of Jon Huntsman that I was unaware of (in Will’s eyes, Huntsman’s program is “the most conservative”). He has a great take on Rick Perry’s stumbling campaign, and why Republicans ought to look at what matters instead of what the…
How Stupid Can Republicans Be
I have said many times that polls this far out don’t matter a whole lot, and they don’t, insofar as the general election is concerned. But this poll, taken as it was just a few short weeks before the beginning of the primary season, and because of its startling results, does matter—and what it means,…
Why I Probably Won't Visit the Creation Museum
I have some good friends who have at various times recommended to me that I some day pay a visit to the Creation Museum, developed somewhere in Kentucky by creation scientist Ken Ham. I’ll most likely take a pass, thanks. Look, I appreciate Ken Ham’s commitment to Christ, his great learning, his attempt in the…
Aggressive Capitulation: One "Church" Deals with the "Gay Marriage" Debate
I think I have found—or rather been again reminded of—my exact polar opposite when it comes to people calling themselves followers of Jesus. A little history here is in order. Between January, 1990 and March, 1993, I was pastor of a small Southern Baptist church in High Point, NC. Students of church history will recognize…