So what is my advice for being on mission during this “Mormon Moment” and beyond?  When we are setting out to theologically define religions, we should call it what it is– a theological cult. But if you want to reach people (particularly Mormons) for Christ, then drop the cult language as your starting point.     Mormonism... Continue Reading

“But what we have asked for is that for the fact that most of the churches that make up the Communion were part and parcel of the British Empire before, the original British Empire has changed method, which is now the Commonwealth, the same thing, the leadership in the Church should equally change.”   The... Continue Reading

What separates liberals and conservaqtives is that each represents a different stage in the larger development of liberalism. Those who do not like what liberalism has become in recent decades have not repudiated it as such but have tried instead to hold onto it and return it to an earlier form—one thought to be purer... Continue Reading

Regnerus conducted eminently defensible scientific research, making decisions about research design and analysis “within the ball park of what other credible and distinguished researchers have been doing within the past decade.  We should conclude that where accusations of an ideological axe to grind are concerned, they should not be directed at Regnerus, but at his... Continue Reading

“Who’ll be the first reporter to ask President Obama how he’ll explain to his daughters why he approved a TV ad equating voting for him to having sex?”  –Mollie Hemingway, Media Critic     Forget the fact that a sitting president has his name on it. Forget the fact that the overall message lacks meaningful... Continue Reading

One look at W. L. Lumpkin’s Baptist Confessions of Faith shows clearly how inept is the statement often heard nowadays: “Baptists are not a creedal people!” In fact they may well have produced more creeds than any other Christian denomination.     Every person has a natural desire to express the major features of his... Continue Reading

Right in the beginning of our marriage, my kind-hearted Mother in Law encouraged me to attend a Bible Study. It is a 8 year study called Bible Study Fellowship. This Bible Study didn’t allow you to speak about specific denominations. It was a pure study of the Bible with application questions. I thought it was... Continue Reading

Our work is not merely a collection of tasks that bring in wages. Work is a means by which we can use our talents and abilities to develop godly character, communicate the gospel, and worship the Lord.     I’m a fan of The Pacifier, the 2005 action comedy starring Vin Diesel as Shane Wolfe,... Continue Reading

Christian historian George Marsden says this type of situation is perennial. In cases where two or more parties both affirm a statement and still have different interpretations of what that statement really intends, trustees may try to “rein the faculty in,” he said.   Less than a year after Cedarville University hired theologian Michael Pahl,... Continue Reading

The eyes of all are still upon America, but it is a markedly different place. As the secularization of that city upon a hill continues, it is not hard to imagine a presidential race one day that involves candidates who practice no religion at all.     A hypothetical Martian with a deep interest in... Continue Reading