The new world order and the whiff of the apocalyptic
All this is almost a parody of the book of Revelation. The whiff of the apocalyptic is all around it.
Wallace B. Henley
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Wallace Henley is a former pastor, White House, and congressional aide. He served eighteen years as a teaching pastor at Houston's Second Baptist Church. Wallace, the author of more than twenty books, now does conferences on the church and culture, church growth and leadership. He is the founder of Belhaven University's Master of Ministry Leadership Degree.
His latest book, Who Will Rule the Coming ‘Gods’?, offers groundbreaking spiritual insight into emerging AI technologies.
Churches and political power: Beware the whales
Like the whale that swallowed Jonah, a great gullet awaits churches that venture far into the dark deeps of politics. Despite the danger, churches and their leaders must venture into those perilous waters as surely as Jonah needed to wind up on the coastlands of Nineveh.
What did we celebrate on the Fourth?
What did we celebrate? What was the nation heralded in the minds of celebrants? One study showed that only 38 percent of Americans are proud of their country—a historic low.
Sentient AI: A step toward the transcendent machine?
In an age of rage, we must understand that machines and technologies are not sinners, but the humans who use them are. We must ask and answer the question the great psycho-therapist Karl Menninger dared to pose in the 1970s: Whatever became of sin?
The face of this age
As he spoke, I was conjuring all kinds of judgmental thoughts about Alex and sharpening my tongue for a good lashing of this individual. In three years, I would conduct his funeral... but not before wonderful things happened because of that afternoon meeting in my office.
Overcoming the power warp
Pray not only for the right people to be elected to office, but for advisors who can see clearly through the warp and have Amos-like courage to speak truth.
The White House warp
The warp sometimes develops around the charismatic candidates for the Oval Office, and campaigns aim at broadening this image. Barack Obama, for example, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize before his presidency had even gotten underway. The electorate, celebrities and legitimizing institutions share culpability in blowing the smoke and creating the warp.
Is a global oligarchy shaping before our eyes?
I have described this as a “consensus establishment” comprised of entertainment, information, academic, political, and corporate elites. They converge into a general agreement about what the rest of us should believe and value and propagandize that worldview non-stop. They marginalize, or, worse, cancel us when we refuse to comply.
The abortion culture and atrocity in Ukraine
The tragedies in Ukraine should appall us all, but not surprise us at all.
The urgent need for biblical governance
How can people discover the peace of the Kingdom of Heaven when churches — the agencies of the Kingdom — are themselves shattered by the instabilities of the cultures in which they exist?
Biden and the perils of geezerspeak
Without the controlling power of the Holy Spirit and the “righteousness” referred to in Proverbs 16:31, some Geezers assume they can drop filters, forget decorum, be contemptuous of their audience, and say whatever they wish — the more shocking the better.
Putin and the Slavic soul
If it is true that Vladimir Putin is soulless, it is a great tragedy. There is a compelling richness in the Slavic soul, a fetching passion that is hard to dismiss.
How did we get into this ‘fine mess,' and how do we get out?
Sam Leith, a British commentator on society and culture, may not agree that our problems are spiritual, but he does think that modern economies “are built on addiction,” and that they “seek to “exploit bad behavior.”
The resegregation tragedy
Black History Month gives pause to remember the immense cost of bringing down segregation, and how the expenditure is now being squandered by movements seeking resegregation on some levels.
The most dangerous moment
Now, another looming crisis adds to the danger of our moment. Is the Russia-Ukraine issue a legitimate concern about putting restraint on Putin, or is it an opportunity to make Biden look strong and decisive?
The Jesus Church: Why it's the hope of the world (pt 2)
It seems we have reached the age the Irish poet Yeats saw in his poem, “The Second Coming,” where he wrote that “the center cannot hold.” If the local church is to be the world’s hope, its “center” must be strong.
The Jesus church (pt. 1)
If there are so many churches in America why is the nation in such a moral and spiritual crisis?
Preparing for the AI tsunami: The vital issue in answering if we should be afraid of AI (pt 3)
Werner von Braun, the brilliant scientist who developed the terrifying rockets that pommeled England in the Second World War, became a powerful example of this.
Preparing for the AI tsunami: Stages in civilization (part 2)
Mitzi Purdue, writing in Psychology Today, notes that porn sites have more traffic than Netflix, Amazon, and Twitter combined. “Children are learning that sex means violence, degradation, and humiliation.” It is no wonder that the title of her article is “Pornography: The Public Health Crisis of the Digital Age.”
Preparing for the AI tsunami: The looming spiritual crisis of artificial intelligence and how to be ready (part 1)
But will these waves of discovery and utilization advance humanity or mount into a tsunami that wipes out societies and the people within them?
