by James H Boyd | Dec 25, 2025 | Jesus and the Gospel
Genesis: where the universe starts, humans appear, and the great drama gets underway. But the real headline? Jesus, the eternal Word, was already on the scene, orchestrating it all! He is the director of the whole story and you, my friend, get a front-row seat!...
by James H Boyd | Aug 24, 2022 | Articles From the Vault
Updated version of an article originally published in The Daily Beacon on Friday, January 16, 2009 A problem with our modern political discourse is the tendency to rely on bumper-sticker logic as a substitute for substantive reason. Nowhere is this more evident than...
by James H Boyd | Oct 20, 2018 | Misc Writings
Adolf Hitler once remarked that “Once the enemy has been identified, all proof becomes automatic.” When society looks for scapegoats, religious groups have always been an easy target. In...
by James H Boyd | Oct 20, 2018 | Articles From the Vault
Updated version of a column originally published in the Daily Beacon April 16, 2007While the other side is out bombing clinics, we’ll be electing candidates! Senator Alan Cranston (1914–2000)That quote, often repeated in discussions of abortion politics, captures a...
by James H Boyd | Jul 6, 2018 | Charity, Church, Misc Writings
A number of years ago I was talking with an old friend who had not been to church in a while. One of the reasons he gave was that he did not feel that churches were doing enough to help people in need. While I ceded that there was always room for improvement , I also...
