Unapologetically Pro-Life—From the Moment of Conception Until the Last Breath on Earth
Being pro-life goes from the womb to the tomb, and Christians need to be unapologetic about those values.
If you haven’t yet, take a look at the figures sometime—they’re quite staggering. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regularly releases a surveillance report indicating the number of abortions performed in the U.S. each year. The most recent data indicates that in 2014, 652,639 abortions were performed in the United States; in other words, 186 abortions... Continue Reading
The Nature of Existence: All is One, or All is Two?
The question about existence seems simple, but it can only be answered by faith; none can stand outside of existence to make an “objective,” all-knowing judgment about the nature of things.
There are, probably, ultimately only two possible answers to the question of origins, and they recur at different places in all ages: [either] that the universe is the result of creation by a free personal [intelligent] agency, or that in some way or other it creates itself. The two answers are not finally compatible, and... Continue Reading
New Harvard Research Says U.S. Christianity Is Not Shrinking, But Growing Stronger
Is churchgoing and religious adherence really in ‘widespread decline’ so much so that conservative believers should suffer ‘growing anxiety’? Absolutely not.
“Once secularism rears its head and fundamentalism responds with a clear alternative, moderate religion strikes many as redundant. Either you believe the stuff or you don’t. If you do, it makes sense to go for the real thing, which takes a firm stand against godlessness.” If your Christianity is reconstituted to the day’s fashion, don’t... Continue Reading
If Blacks Were White and Whites Were Black – The Questions Nobody Considers
In a Christian world the condescension of one race toward another is wrong; it was wrong in American history during the period of slavery, and it is wrong today.
I think I can safely say as a sovereign-grace Christian, that it was only by the providence and grace of God that Europe was blessed so much. Caucasians in Europe had no claim to moral superiority—no more than any other race. All of us, black, brown, or white, are sinners capable of the worst sins. ... Continue Reading
What’s the Purpose of Higher Education? College is About More Than Simply Getting a Job
Is that all a college education is? A piece of paper that gets you a job?
“The goal of education is to help students to think deeply about the major ethical, historical, cultural, philosophical, and theological issues of our day. This will effectively equip them to work in crucial culture-shaping institutions, such as business, education, the media, government, and the church, in order to serve the common good.” I recently... Continue Reading
5 Lies Christians Tell About Money
We need to have an accurate, comprehensive view of biblical personal finance.
God promises to take care of his children (Matt. 6:25–27; Phil. 4:19). But he also instructs us to take responsibility (and action) for our situation (Prov. 10:4–5). When it comes to finances, we have to do our part. In light of his promises, we can be free from worry since we know God will take care... Continue Reading
Race in America and the American Church
Part 3: A Brief History of Racism in America
One purpose of this series on Race in America and the American Church is to challenge the commonly held belief that racism, primarily white racism, is at the heart of racial tension in America today and the primary cause of many of the problems that minorities face. And to suggest that a more significant reason... Continue Reading
Overlap On Persecution Lists Reveals Danger For Christians
The Open Doors annual watch list includes all of the U.S. State Department’s 10 countries of concern.
Both lists include Myanmar (also known as Burma), China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, with Open Doors noting all 10 countries had extreme, very high, or high levels of persecution against Christians. Totalitarian North Korea created the most danger, followed closely by Afghanistan, Somalia, Sudan and Pakistan, according to Open... Continue Reading
Revival(ism) and the Reformed Faith
Can belief in the reformed confessions and revival(ism) co-exist?
Many people, including those of reformed persuasion, too quickly eschew subjective grace as smacking of subjectivism. That is a grievous error that must be avoided and corrected. Subjective grace and subjectivism are not the same thing. Subjective grace is not opposed to objective grace, but rather it is the means whereby a sinner believes in... Continue Reading
An Open Letter to Andrew White
How can you promise to use all your powers as Governor to uphold and defend the practice of abortion?
I was deeply troubled to hear of your position on abortion. You have pledged to give full support to abortion. Indeed your position on abortion seems to be one of celebration. In an interview on Texas Public radio you stated: “I support Roe v. Wade 100%, and it’s the law of the land, we just celebrated the... Continue Reading