Believe it or not, Jesus’ words weren’t about weakness or surrender. They meant the exact opposite. In a simple but profound way, Jesus told His listeners to stand firm in the face of oppression and not back down. By refusing to retaliate and instead offering the other cheek, they denied the oppressor the reaction they wanted.

For example, I grew up going to a very fundamentalist, conservative, Christian church. I also spent part of my younger years in a fundamentalist, conservative, private Christian school. In each of those …

On one of my recent trips, trapped for far too long in an airplane seat, I stumbled upon a movie I probably wouldn’t have otherwise watched called…

On a recent trip to Oklahoma, we attended worship with our son and his family. On that Sunday, the former preacher came out of…

I have a fascination with local radio. I might be the only millennial to still listen to a car radio. (I also have CDs that aren't very "millennial" of me either.) Local radio is a good way to…