For the past seven years, I have been the faculty adviser for the Christian Legal Society (CLS) at Vanderbilt University.  CLS has been on the Vanderbilt campus for more than 20 years.  During this time, it has operated in the same way as have other campus ministries. CLS has always been a positive force on campus, actively participating in the law school community by hosting weekly meetings, guest speakers, and… [Continue Reading]

Jeremiah 29:11 ”For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. When I share my Christian testimony I often call myself the accidental professor because academia was not a career choice that I consciously sought. In the early years, when I earned my GED and started my education at a… [Continue Reading]

Is there a connection between the debt crisis and the spiritual health of our nation? I discuss these  matters in Chapter two of my new book Be the People: A Call to Reclaim America’s Faith and Promise.  According to Deuteronomy 28:15-62, “ a nation that rebels against God will not thrive. Its people will suffer ill health, and natural disasters will strike the land. Its ventures will not prosper. Until recent decades, America has prospered. But the twenty-first century finds us dealing… [Continue Reading]

     Below is an excerpt from an article in the Washington Examiner titled “Obama invokes religious themes as 2012 campaign nears.” White House Correspondent, Julie Mason, writes that the use of the rhetoric coincides with the start of the presidential campaign season:   “President Obama inhabits a largely secular presidency, rarely blending his religious beliefs with his public duties, and spending more Sundays shooting hoops than going to church. So it was… [Continue Reading]

 President Obama spoke yesterday at the National Prayer Breakfast continuing a tradition started more than six decades ago. Unlike his 2010 remarks when his speech included references to birthers and discrimination against gays and lesbians and absolutely nothing about Jesus Christ, this time his speech included a profession of faith in Christ and references to Christian influences and practices.   Wait!  I’m confused.  Is this the same President who ended the National Day of Prayer at the White House  and who… [Continue Reading]