Why We Have No ISIS Strategy
A culture, lacking recourse to the transcendent, will be unable to seek the reconciliation that comes from genuine repentance
In the words of scholar N.T. Wright, they want, “to reap the fruit, but sever the root.” In so doing, they refuse to see what Nietzsche so clearly did — the real, horrific consequences of a world finally free from the God of Moses and Jesus. Alexander Schmemann elaborates: “Here, in this paradox, is the whole... Continue Reading
What If The 1960s Took A Christian Course?
Cure worse than the disease: The ’60s turned society into a mass of contending wills with no higher standard to order them
The ability to recognize those things depends on our sense of the transcendent element within experience. That sense is elusive—it has to do with something that can’t be measured or photographed—but it is real and supremely important. To become reliably present and usable, so it can orient and sustain us, it must be made concrete... Continue Reading
Rape and Rotherham
Don’t expect tomorrow’s predators to look like yesterday’s
“In a somewhat similar way, what happened in Rotherham was rooted both in left-wing multiculturalism and in much more old-fashioned prejudices about race and sex and class. The local bureaucracy was, indeed, too fearful of being labeled “racist,” too unwilling, as a former member of Parliament put it, to “rock the multicultural community boat.” But... Continue Reading
The Normalization of ‘Spiritually Polygamous’ Marriages
A Utah judge bizarrely casts opposition to polygamy as racist.
Waddoups finds it impossible to conceive that any rational person would think there could be harms from the creation of a visible public subculture of polygamy, regardless of whether the marriages are state-sanctioned. To him, such a claim is not just wrong, it is literally unintelligible: “The court agrees with [Utah supreme court] Chief Justice... Continue Reading
Good News: Marriage is Challenging
Marriage is a challenge, but the challenges can be overcome.
The claim that divorce is rare may be intended to encourage people. But giving people the false picture that marriage is relatively easy is not good news and will probably lead to more divorces and fewer happy marriages. The good news is that there is hope. The skills for having a successful marriage can be... Continue Reading
Church, Stay Out of Missions!
"Insider Movements" call the established Church to stay out, God’s Word calls the Church to go in
“The modern missions movement has not been immune to the pressure of anti-ecclesial commitments. Missiologists, in fact, impose additional reasons for avoiding formal and even informal connection between churches worldwide. If you have read the previous articles on Insider Movements (IM), the reasons will not shock. In the name of cultural diversity and local autonomy,... Continue Reading
Pro-Russia Rebels Target Christians In Ukraine
Churches in eastern Ukraine mourned the deaths of four Christians kidnapped in June
“The Evangelical Churches in eastern Ukraine had “found themselves in the middle of a conflict”, he said. Besides the attacks from pro-Russian separatists, he said, “Cuban Cossacks” had “brutally destroyed churches, claiming that they do it in a fight for the Orthodox faith”. The Bishop called for prayer “in the fight against the darkness of... Continue Reading
Federal Judge: U.S. Constitution Doesn’t Require Redefinition of Marriage
Judge Martin L.C. Feldman upheld Louisiana’s constitutional authority to define marriage as the union of a man and a woman
Just as citizens are free to redefine marriage to include same-sex relationships, so too are citizens free to retain the historic definition of marriage as the union of a man and a woman—as citizens in a majority of states have done. Our federal Constitution is silent on what marriage is. Judges should not insert their... Continue Reading
9 Things You Should Know About Rabbinic Judaism
To close a small portion of the knowledge gap about our religious Jewish neighbors, here are nine things you should know Rabbinic Judaism
“In Rabbinic Judaism, the synagogue is the Jewish house of prayer. The buildings are not necessarily used for communal worship since Jewish worship can be carried out wherever ten Jews (a minyan) assemble. All synagogues contain a bimah, a table from which the Torah is read, and a desk for the prayer leader. The Torah... Continue Reading
After Evangelical Virgin Guys Marry, Then What?
Evangelical leaders have touted “virginity pledges” as a way for teens and young adults to “save themselves for marriage.” But what happens after the wedding day?
According to a researcher at the University of Washington, young adult men who took the pledge and had male friends who held them accountable before marriage find themselves suddenly adrift and unable to talk to trusted friends — and sometimes even their new wives — about sex. (RNS) For decades, evangelical leaders have touted “virginity pledges”... Continue Reading
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