Christian Response to COVID-19
According to a Pew Forum Survey a few years ago 76 percent of Kentuckians identify as Christians. Yet one of the great challenges for many Kentuckians is how to live out their faith in public. But with the coronavirus, there are several opportunities. Jesus said the...
The Church’s Response to Pandemic
The coronavirus is not the first plague to hit our world and we are not the first people to endure such hardship. Martin Luther spoke of Christian response to the Black Death which resurfaced in Europe in the early 1500s. Luther said "if a deadly epidemic strikes, we...
Ministering to Others in Times of Crisis
Some have been angry with the extreme measure the government has taken to stop the spread of the coronavirus. That decision has been taken out of our hands, but in the meantime, what are you doing to help alleviate the crisis? If you have your health, be thankful, but...
Crises Leads Us to Ask Ultimate Questions
The COVID-19 outbreak has caused panic. All Kentucky schools and restaurants are closed at least until April. The Kentucky primary election has been postponed until June 23. And there's a general sense of anxiety. The elderly and those with compromised immunity, of...
Prudence Instead of Panic
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has brought on panic. People are raiding grocery stores and hoarding toilet paper, medicines, and disinfectants, leaving shelves bare. It should go without saying that panic isn't helpful in times of crisis. Hoarding...
Incivility Continues
Civility has been stretched to its limits. Denver City Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca who supported a tweet that suggested opponents of Pres. Trump should attend Make America Great Again rallies and infect Trump supporters with the coronavirus. Ms. CdeBaca tweeted...
Asbury University Under Fire
Asbury University, a conservative Christian college near Lexington, is under fire from news media outlets because it fired two LGBT-affirming professors. The political cartoon in the Lexington Herald-Leader had a rainbow leading to Asbury and it said: The end of the...
Obedience to the Unenforceable
The Kentucky state legislature is considering several hundred bills. One bill sets higher penalties for sexual assaults while traveling in a taxi. Another bill creates stiffer penalties for those who assault referees. Yet another bill increases penalties for adults...
CA Legislators Proposes Gender-Neutral Toy Aisle
There's been a big push to allow young children to determine their own gender these days. And if one California lawmaker has his way, he'd force stores that sell children's items to remain gender-neutral. State Rep. Evan Low proposed a bill that requires retail stores...
Benefits of Pot Overblown
Kentuckians' approval of marijuana as medicine is at an all-time high. Ahem, no pun intended. According to a recently released poll by Kentucky Health Issues, 9 out of 10 Kentuckians favored legalizing medical marijuana. The strong poll numbers are fueled by pot's...
