Peter Perry

I don’t know about you, but this summer feels like living through a haboob of chaotic events. They all sound so serious—which are really the most important to focus on? I feel powerless to do much about any of them. Do you need me to detail what I mean: war between the US and Iran; Israel and Lebanon and Gaza; Russia and Ukraine; Sudan civil war; South Sudan; earthquakes in Columbia, Indonesia, and Japan; AI and data centers; extreme weather events and predictions of a strong El Niño; lack of...

We don’t usually eat out, but had more reason in July with family meals related to our daughter’s wedding. I was surprised to see how full restaurants were! Eating out is so expensive! Yet, so many people are still eating out. If people really were financially hurting, I would think that they’d change their behavior. What does it take to change? You may have heard the saying “Change happens when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change” (attributed to Tony Robbins)....

Two hundred and fifty years ago this month, on July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted unanimously by the Second Continental Congress. Why should Christians note this anniversary? What does this have to do with God’s mission to rescue the whole world (not just people in the USA!) from Sin, Death, and the Devil by sending his Son, Jesus? If compared to God’s universal mission, the 250th anniversary of the USA is nothing worthy of a Christian’s notice. The work of Jesus, in...