In memoriam: Gerald A. Wisener (1941-2020)

Gerald Wisener passed away on Friday, August 21 at age 78. He was the youngest son of Albert Newton Wisener and Helen Louise Nushawg Wisener. He was my uncle. My mom was an only child, and Gary was my dad’s only sibling, so he’s the only uncle or aunt I had. He never married and […]

Abortion has compromised Christians

“I’d consider voting for [insert political candidate], but, well, abortion…” “I never would’ve voted for [insert political candidate], but, there’s abortion…” If you’re a Christian, odds are really good that you’re familiar with statements similar to these, and it’s quite likely you’ve made them yourself. I know I have. There is no single issue that […]

Christian sins: misplaced identity and making enemies

If we are truly going to do our best to make a better society to live in, there are a whole lot of tough truths we are all going to have to face, and the largest one is likely this: we’ve been wrong about a lot of things. No matter who you are or what […]

Competing Christian visions of America

I have been writing in this blog space for over seven years, and a very small number of people have faithfully and lovingly followed much of what I’ve said over that time. I write for many reasons, but primarily it’s one of the few ways you can really get to know someone short of having […]

Status update on my book

A handful of my followers will know that I’ve been slowly putting a book together and likewise will be interested to know that I have finished my first draft and several rounds of complete edits. Some close friends will soon be taking a look at it to provide the perspective of some fresh eyes and, […]

Why hope matters

Depression comes in many varieties. There’s the subtle type that most of us deal with off and on, a slight melancholy that hits us throughout the day for different reasons and passes quickly. There’s the all-consuming experience of panic, which can make you absolutely desperate and tempt you to make drastic choices for any kind […]

A prayer of repentance to truly know God

Father, though we have sinned against you and are not worthy, we humbly beseech you to deliver us from ourselves. We have made you, your Son, and your Spirit in our image and likeness and not sought to know who you truly are. We have prophesied in your name, and in your name driven out […]