Following the twisting, turning road of sports in 2012
In this way it can serve as a reminder of how God directs through lows and highs and surprises and graces
Tim Tebow and Jeremy Lin became overnight sensations as much for their faith as for their athletic prowess. Miguel Cabrera won the Triple Crown in baseball and Calvin Johnson collected more receiving yards than anyone in NFL history. Looking back on an entire year of sports feels like riding in a car through the... Continue Reading
Is Fornication Really a Sin?
If sex before marriage was not forbidden, why does Christ say that lust is?
God created sex. God created our sexual desires. Sex is good within the borders of marriage. For those of you who think that God is a killjoy for limiting sex to such a situation, please remember a couple of things: 1) God created sex! How could he be a killjoy? Think about it. The very... Continue Reading
Top Fifty Stories of 2012 on The Aquila Report, Part 2
Numbers 31 through 40
Again this year we are featuring a summary of the top 50 stories. We are breaking the list into 5 parts, 10 a day; starting from the bottom and going up with 40 through 31 Number 40 PCA Gospel Reformation Network Meeting Focuses on the Gospel for Life and Ministry Written by Staff |... Continue Reading
The Modern-Day Hymn Writer
Keith Getty strives to bring the richness and depth of traditional hymn writing into the 21st century
Keith Getty and his wife, Kristyn, along with their band just completed their 18-city “Joy: An Irish Christmas” tour. Earlier this month they played in Asheville, N.C., where WORLD News Group calls home. An appreciative audience of more than 1,000 people showed up for the concert, and beforehand I sat down with Keith to talk... Continue Reading
How Romantic Comedies Are Destroying the World …
We seldom decry what we might call socially violent media, especially if comes by way of comedy
Children, like adults, are also sinful. Their image bearing instincts are twisted by sin, mixed with and marred by selfishness. Thus, a toddler may have murder in his eyes when his toy is taken because of disobedience. And thus, children often desire attention and adulation even if it comes by hurting someone else C.S.... Continue Reading
Killing Sprees—Is There a Common Theological Thread?
They believed that by killing themselves they would not have to answer for their crimes.
But that fact goes to my point that one’s beliefs about ultimate truth really do guide one’s behavior. And there seems to be a common theological thread among killing spree killers. They’re not worried about God, judgment, or a place called hell. On Christmas Eve William Spengler set fire to his house. When firemen... Continue Reading
Hope in Death
To hear Mr Cherry pray was to be carried quickly and surely into the presence of a familiar yet hallowed God.
My two abiding memories of him are of his sitting on the front row of a local ministers’ fraternal, so ensuring that he would not miss a word, with those clear eyes fixed on the preacher from underneath a quite phenomenal pair of eyebrows, and of his magazine renewals at the Banner of Truth Conference... Continue Reading
2,750-year-old Temple Found Near Jerusalem
The Biblical settlement "Mozah" is mentioned in the Book of Joshua, described as a town in the tribal lands of Benjamin bordering on Judaea
The latest excavation has revealed a brand new structure, according to the directors, with massive walls and a wide, east-facing entrance, which conform to the tradition of temple construction in the ancient Near East. The archeologists stress that “the find of the sacred structure together with the accompanying cache of sacred vessels, and especially the... Continue Reading
Sanctity Issues: Marriage and Life
Two Major World and Life View issues which topped the news all year
Same Sex Marriage; Definition of Marriage; Chick-Fil-A Day; New Abortion Center Rules, Planned Parenthood funding falling off; Contraceptive Controversy; and many others Same Sex Marriage Passes in Four States. Perhaps the biggest news of the year on the marriage front came on election day when allfour states that voted on the same-sex marriage question (Maine,... Continue Reading
Top Fifty Stories of 2012 on The Aquila Report, Part 1
Numbers 41 through 50
Again this year we are featuring a summary of the top 50 stories. We are breaking the list into 5 parts, 10 a day; starting from the bottom and going up with 50 through 41 Number 50 Declaration on the Special Creation of Adam and Eve Adopted by the Session of Trinity Presbyterian... Continue Reading