Disappearing Dining Rooms
Penna Dexter On Christmas Day, as I rushed to set my dining room table, I felt a strange sense of gratitude — for the table. And for the dining room. More and more Americans don’t have them and, in my...
Sexual Restraint
Kerby Anderson More than three decades ago, I wrote and recorded a week of radio programs on “The Decline of a Nation.” One of the days I focused on the decline of the family and quoted J.D. Unwin. I...
American Inequality
Kerby Anderson Everything you know about income inequality, poverty, and other measures of economic well-being in America is wrong. Former senator Phil Gramm was on my program to make that case recent...
New Economic Paradigm
Kerby Anderson As the year of 2024 winds down, I predict the year 2025 will be different. There is reason to believe that the political landscape will be different in the U.S. due to the election of D...
Prayer for 2025
Penna Dexter “Some people are calling it a “Vibe Shift.” Before anyone is sworn into office, we are seeing the fruits of the November election. There’s a new optimism as we reflect on the things that...
Cutting Government
Kerby Anderson Will the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) really be able to reduce the size and scope of government? There is good reason to be skeptical, since this isn’t the...
Generosity
Kerby Anderson Now that Christmas is behind us, you may be thinking of any final gifts you might want to give to your church or Christian organizations. If you are listening to this right now, I woul...
O Holy Night
Kerby Anderson This is Christmas week, and so I thought we might reflect on the hymn, “O Holy Night” by John Dwight. “O holy night! The stars are brightly shining. It is the night of the dear Savior...
First Noel
Kerby Anderson During this Christmas week, I have taken the time to discuss the theology of some of the Christmas hymns and carols that we sing. Today I would like to talk about The First Noel. It is...