Asking “Why?”

By Harold W. Anderson, Ph.D., M.A., M.Div., MFT When I was growing up, I was told that I must “believe.”  In our house, belief was equated with faith so believing in the right things made a person faithful.  What were we supposed to believe?  It was the standard affair for anyone growing up in middleContinue reading “Asking “Why?””

Making America Great

By Harold W. Anderson, Ph.D., MFT. M.A., M.Div. Someone tried to shoot Donald.  Was he a Republican or a Democrat?  Was he conservative or progressive?  How did someone with an assault rifle get so close to Donald?  Why were the only ones to be killed and critically wounded innocent bystanders?  Where was the Secret Service? Continue reading “Making America Great”

The GOP…Yuck!

By Harold W. Anderson, Ph.D., M.Div., LMFT Ok, I have to say it; I intensely dislike the GOP.  This is not to say that I dislike people who are Republicans, but I really loath the GOP.  In my mind, the GOP is represented today by blood-thirsty fascists like Ron DeSantis, who is threatening to shootContinue reading “The GOP…Yuck!”

Faith…But Faith in What?

by Harold W. Anderson, Ph.D., LMFT, M.Div. It is difficult to know what the word for faith in the New Testament means because all too often, the term is used without definition.  One of the few biblical definitions is given in Hebrew 11:1, which states “Now faith is being sure of what we hope forContinue reading “Faith…But Faith in What?”

From Global Village to Spiritual Village: The Tongues of the Spirit

A sermon on Acts 2:1-21 delivered May 23, 1999 by Harold W. Anderson, Ph.D. Have you heard of the newest gadget?  It’s really cool.  It’s called Robo-Pup, and it was created in Japan by Sony’s research and development labs.  This thing is amazing!  Here’s what PC Magazine had to say about it: Aibo can performContinue reading “From Global Village to Spiritual Village: The Tongues of the Spirit”