A Metaphorical Essay for Humanity’s Cultural Condition. Many years ago, I woke up on a random Saturday, and felt the immediate Providential prompting to write about… “River Pollution.” “River pollution?!” I thought, “what the heck am I going to write about river pollution?” Twelve pages written later I had the…

We’ve all heard the statement, “No Pain, No Gain.” Chances are you recite it every time you go through a grueling workout session, especially if you are trying to max out your exercise set for maximum muscle development. Pain equals results, right? This is only true because of the physical…

The Texas Tragedy and Hollywood’s Celebration of the “Anti-Hero” As situations like what happened to 19 innocent children and two teachers in Uvalde, south Texas this week, the blame game begins. While the left often claims that guns are the problem, the right decries (in part) the violence displayed in…

“Don’t you have a saying, ‘It’s still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.” (John 4:35, NIV) Church leaders often speak of the “harvest.” Loosely translated, it’s seen as a moment in history that ushers the…

A Personal Story — Turn on any Christian television program, or visit many churches today, and I’ll bet it’s not long before the speaker/pastor begins talking about the dangers of our modern-day culture, and how much that culture needs Jesus. …

Joe, thanks for your great writings! I completely understand the conclusions you have purported, and I understand how it is easy to develop a God phenomena out of the mind. But I want to share something with you, that I can't explain, nor, as a script writer, could I ever…

Many Christians today look at our current moral, political and environmental conditions and conclude and post on social media that we must be close to our “end hour.” Better yet, I’ve heard many claim this is the “Eleventh Hour.” To this idea, there is a crucial parable that not only…

Amidst the bright lights, vivid sounds, and frenetic energy of Las Vegas, casinos employ over 15,000 psychological and experience-based tactics carefully crafted to separate the unwitting gambler from his or her hard-earned dollars. I propose that in the last twenty-five years Hollywood has utilized similar tactics to separate the American…

A lot of attention has been given to the concept of “flow” in the last few years. To me, flow is the euphoric synergy of insight, inspiration, creativity, skill acceleration, and sensory pleasure. …