Dr. James Emery White

Dr. James Emery White

May We All be Irish (2024)

The legends surrounding Patrick are… well, legendary. He reportedly drove the snakes out of Ireland into the sea. Whether true or not, there are no snakes in Ireland to this day. Another legend is that he used the shamrock to explain the Trinity.

Why I Love Savannah Guthrie's Mostly What God Does

Savannah Guthrie is the co-anchor of NBC News’ Today, NBC News’ chief legal correspondent, and a primary anchor for the network’s election coverage. A graduate of Georgetown Law, she is a New York Times bestselling author and executive producer of a Netflix show.

Parents Shopping Kids on Instagram, Wake Up

A recent article in the New York Times detailed a deeply disturbing phenomenon. Titled “A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Men,” it ran the following sub-heading: “Seeking social media stardom for their underage daughters, mothers post images of them on Instagram. The accounts draw men sexually attracted to children, and they sometimes pay to see more.”

About All Those Mental Health Issues...

First things first. Mental illness is real and needs compassion, concern and, when called for, treatment. For example, I have written about the importance of understanding the very real nature of depression and the importance of its treatment. Second things second. Not everything we are calling “mental health issues” are, well, mental health issues.

Voting Out of Fear

This is an election year. No, this isn’t a blog about who you should vote for. It is a blog about why we often vote the way we do... and shouldn’t.

Gen Z Ready to Tell Us How to Live

Upon first hearing the results, it might make you want to roll your eyes: according to a survey conducted by the market research company OnePoll, 81% of Gen Z believe they can write self-help books. It takes a certain audacity to feel you can write a self-help book

We All Need to Be Hybrid Now

According to the 2024 State of the Church Technology report from Pushpay, 91% of all churches are livestreaming their worship services. 90% are going further and employing a hybrid model of ministry which combines both in-person and virtual elements.

Life After Prison

No matter what your feelings may be about those in prison, why is there so little concern for those who have been released? The bottom line is that the average person who is released from prison has no resources, no support, and not much of a plan. No wonder so many end up returning to a cell.

Jesus and Nationalism

We are coming up on Holy Week, which traditionally begins with Palm Sunday, marking the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. It’s a seemingly tame, innocuous day filled with symbolism but little significance. It would be easy to think of it as an event distant from the day’s headlines and debates.

40: God’s Number for Life Change (2024)

Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the 40 days of Lent. For reasons unknown to us, the length of 40 – whether 40 days or 40 years – has been significant throughout biblical history.

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