Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
There has been no shortage of opinions offered around the U.S. and beyond following the "not guilty" verdict of George Zimmerman in the murder of Trayvon Martin. I don't think the world needs any more opinions on the matter of his guilt or innocence, including my own. The only truly educated opinions that matter come from those …
Continue reading So What Are You Going to Do About It? A Response to the Zimmerman Verdict
I wrote a blog post in March of 2012 claiming that Twitter is the most important learning resource on the planet. I still believe that. If it wasn't, I wouldn't spend 1-2 hours per day perusing my personal Twitter feed in addition to the hours I spend there daily for my work. For nearly three …
This post is for my fellow Christian believers, but anyone is welcome to read and respond... I wrote in a recent post that I'm tired of conflict, especially of all the public arguing, yelling, protesting and general hatefulness spewed by both sides on so many divisive issues. I also posted yesterday about the fact that …
Continue reading Christians, Talk More About What You Are For Than What You Are Against
In our 21st century American culture, much is said about tolerance. In matters of religious faith, those who speak much about tolerance tend to imply (and occasionally explicitly request or demand) that people refrain from pushing their religious faith on others. Their preferred state of faith in society would involve everyone following sentiments such as "live …
Continue reading Why Christians Can’t (and Shouldn’t) Keep Their Faith to Themselves
With the year half over, it's time again for a monthly status update on how I'm coming with my goals for the year. I first published them here on January 1 - eleven goals divided into the categories of body, mind and spirit. I share my updates here monthly as a public way of holding myself accountable. …
