Page 1 of Aaron Taylor's writing

1. America's Budget-Busting Foreign Policy Disconnect A recent Gallup poll shows that 81% of Americans want the President to be focused on domestic issues, while 9% say they want him to focus on foreign policy issues. Not too surprising….Until you consider that the fastest growing domestic... (posted by Aaron 71 days 15 hours ago.)

2. Jesus Forbids Exclusion! The term evangelical Christian and I share a love/hate relationship. On the one hand, I believe in the good news of Jesus’ death and resurrection and desire to share the implications of this news with others. The problem is that for most... (posted by Aaron 92 days 19 hours ago.)

3. Attack Iran = Skyrocketing deficits! A recent Gallup poll shows that 81% of Americans want the President to be focused on domestic issues, while 9% say they want him to focus on foreign policy issues. Not too surprising….Until you consider that the fastest growing domestic... (posted by Aaron 106 days 2 hours ago.)

4. In Memory of My Father In Law Dear SearchWarp friends, I know it's been a while since I have written. For the record: I've not dropped off the planet. Just haven't felt very inspired to write. Call it a slump if you will. Sometimes words escape me, other times they flow off... (posted by Aaron 255 days 1 hour ago.)

5. Miracle shoes? A funny thing happened on Easter Sunday. Our son Isaac has this annoying habit of taking his shoes off and throwing them while he's in the car. Usually the shoes end up on the floor in front of the car seat, but not always. On Easter Sunday my... (posted by Aaron 1 year 7 days ago.)

6. I Know That Jesus Is the Answer, But What Does That Mean? Is the gospel about Jesus rescuing us from hell and transporting us to heaven … or is it about Jesus creating a community to work with him in the renewal of creation? Here in America, questions like this can determine whether you think of... (posted by Aaron 1 year 21 days ago.)

7. Mr. President, will you please count the costs in Libya? I’m glad I’m not the president right now. I can’t imagine what it would be like to be the commander and chief of the most powerful military in the world and have to grapple with a question as serious as “Should I use my... (posted by Aaron 1 year 68 days ago.)

8. Christ on the American Road Last year when I wrote the post Can Muslims Follow the Biblical Christ and still be Muslim? , about four people, all of them missionaries, wrote me and told me that I had to read Paul Gordon Chandler's Pilgrims of Christ on the Muslim Road. I did.... (posted by Aaron 1 year 140 days ago.)

9. "Not Voting" As An Act of Prophetic Resistance Last week someone gave me a CD of a sermon by Lou Engle , a well-known charismatic preacher who's also a leader in the "Apostolic and Prophetic" movement. The sermon was entitled "Voting as an act of divine governance." I was so impressed by... (posted by Aaron 1 year 177 days ago.)

10. Jesus the Kingdom Crusher Not getting much sleep these days. Wondering if I'll ever get to sleep through the night again. I've heard that having small children changes your life. Consider that confirmed. So what's been going on in my sleepless head? Been thinking about... (posted by Aaron 1 year 220 days ago.)

11. Getting Into Trouble With My Religious Friends I've been getting into trouble lately. It all started when I asked myself the simple question, "What did the Apostles preach when they presented the gospel to non-believers?" When I started to read the Book of Acts with this question in mind... (posted by Aaron 1 year 248 days ago.)

12. Jesus Loves Me This I Know...is It Really That Simple? Over the past few weeks, I've been a part of a forum with several influential evangelical leaders, as well as some Muslims that love Jesus but remain within the tradition of Islam. One of the questions that we've been asking is "What does it mean... (posted by Aaron 1 year 255 days ago.)

13. A Martyr's Death Puts Faith Into Perspective Fatu was 25 years old when her father and his two sons burned her to death. Her crime was converting to Christianity in a Muslim land. When Fatu's father first discovered that his daughter had become a Christian - in order to save face - he... (posted by Aaron 1 year 305 days ago.)

14. The Myth of the Self-Made Man Have you heard this one? That rich guy over there, he's a self- made man. People sometimes say it of others, but usually people say it of themselves if they feel their lives are particularly boast-worthy. The implication is that the person is... (posted by Aaron 1 year 317 days ago.)

15. Adjusting To Inter-Racial Adoption A few weeks ago I traveled to Ethiopia to pick up our adopted son Isaac. Isaac was abandoned as a newborn infant and spent the first year and a half of his life in an orphanage. Thankfully, the orphanage was staffed with loving Christian women... (posted by Aaron 1 year 327 days ago.)

16. Obama Increases Drone Attacks Last night I googled the words "drone attacks Obama" to verify if President Obama has indeed increased unmanned aerial drone attacks in the Afghanistan/Pakistan border region. Sure enough, not only has the president significantly increased these... (posted by Aaron 1 year 334 days ago.)

17. Learning from my Ignoramus Racial Moments Sometimes in life you learn best not from the times that you shine, but from the times that you act like a total ignoramus. It seems that racism and fear of outsiders are on the rise in the U.S.A. With this in mind, I’d like to share two different... (posted by Aaron 2 years 1 day ago.)

18. So, Am I a Reductionist? A few weeks ago I wrote a post on my blog entitled "Will the Real Gospel Please Stand Up?" In the post I talked about how America, being a trendy nation, seems to have a gospel to fit just about every corresponding trend in society. For the... (posted by Aaron 2 years 40 days ago.)

19. Speak Evil of No Man...Really?? I love the New Testament. I think it's fair to say that I live, eat, breathe, and drink the New Testament. I honestly think that there's no piece of literature more inspiring and uplifting than the New Testament. Having said that, I have to admit... (posted by Aaron 2 years 50 days ago.)

20. Will the Real Gospel Please Stand Up? When I read the Book of Acts in the New Testament, I notice a stark contrast between the gospel that the Apostles preached and the gospel that is preached in many American churches today. America is a trendy nation. It seems that for every... (posted by Aaron 2 years 57 days ago.)

21. Ruth Was An Illegal Immigrant, So Does That Make Boaz A Villain? Every once in a while I get an "aha" moment and I can't turn my mind off, thus preventing me from a good night's sleep. Last night's "aha" moment came as I was reflecting on the issue of comprehensive immigration reform. The tendency of faith... (posted by Aaron 2 years 67 days ago.)

22. What I Learned from the--Gasp!--Word of Faith Movement Perhaps you've heard of them. Televangelists with bouffant hairstyles and Rolex watches saying send me a dollar and God will give you a hundred, women with gaudy make-up, and the ever-famous "Be healed in the name of Jeeeee-sus" while pushing... (posted by Aaron 2 years 70 days ago.)

23. Earth To Aaron, Holding Your Baby Is More Important Than Saving the World I'm a dreamer. I can't help it. I was born that way. On my list of things to do before I die, I'd like to preach the gospel to millions of people, save the rain forest, end the Israel/Palestinian conflict, win an Oscar, and--I almost forgot--I'd... (posted by Aaron 2 years 72 days ago.)

24. Attack Ideas, Not People The other day I wrote a scathing rebuke to a right wing organization that sent me an e-mail that I felt reeked with hypocrisy. After careful consideration, and perhaps a gentle rebuke by the Holy Spirit, I've decided not to publish it. I realized... (posted by Aaron 2 years 88 days ago.)

25. Rethinking the Gospel of "Success" Ever since the crash of 2008, I've found myself doing a lot of soul searching. At first, like most people, I had no idea what the crash was about. Who caused it? What political party is to blame? And, for Pete's sake, what in the world is a credit... (posted by Aaron 2 years 96 days ago.)