by Rich Hansen | Jul 20, 2017 | Provocative Questions
Is it possible for religious people to be ambitious? Our media present us with certain negative stereotypes—the financially grasping megachurch pastor, the Machiavellian church bureaucrat angling for moving up the ladder while caring little for people’s souls. Both...
by Rich Hansen | Jul 18, 2017 | 60-Second Question
This year we celebrate the bi-centennial anniversary of Thoreau’s birth, almost exactly 200 years ago on July 12,1817. In our multi-tasking, screen-dominated culture, perhaps this anniversary is the perfect time to re-consider the insights of an author whose...
by Rich Hansen | Jul 6, 2017 | Worldview
This is the second part of my reflections on Christian patriotism. I well remember eating my first carton of yogurt. The label pictured blueberries, one of my favorite fruits, but as I tore off the top, I was a little disappointed to see a white substance when I was...
by Rich Hansen | Jul 4, 2017 | Worldview
The historian David McCullough is an engaging storyteller who in his book 1776 documents how the fragile American Continental Army barely survived the year while taking on the superpower of its day. 1776 is a defining moment of uncompromising patriotism. George...
by Rich Hansen | Jun 29, 2017 | Provocative Questions
Nothing is quite as revealing as our belly button! I’m not talking about size, shape, or how ticklish it is. I’m talking about HAVING a belly button. We are not our own. Life comes as a gift from someone else…a mother who gave of her own nutrition and energy as we...
