by Blake McKinney | Nov 27, 2017 | Opinion
Not many husbands get to tell their wives, “Guess what? We’re having a baby!” On Jan. 13, 1998, I had that privilege. Gayla and I had been approved to adopt a child a few months before. We had survived the stress of social workers inspecting our...
by Blake McKinney | Oct 12, 2016 | Opinion
U.S. citizens have the huge privilege and heavy responsibility of having a voice in shaping our nation’s future. In November, we will participate in a presidential election and in the choice of other elected officials on national, state and local levels. These...
by Blake McKinney | Oct 6, 2016 | Opinion
Are you a politically active Christian? For our purposes, let’s say you qualify as politically active if you have shared between one and 247 emails or social media posts with political themes in the last week. For those of you who are closer to the 247 end of...
by Blake McKinney | Sep 29, 2016 | Opinion
An important election season announcement: If Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Gary Johnson, Jill Stein or anyone else is elected president of the United States, Jesus Christ will still be Lord of the universe. My presidential election memories go back to my sixth-grade...
by Blake McKinney | May 28, 2014 | Opinion
My daughter asked me a big question the other day. “Dad, why did God make bees and mosquitoes?” I could see her 5-year-old theological wheels turning as she pondered the mystery of why a God who cares for her and who is powerful enough to make whatever he...
