The Sex Education We Need
In seven chapters, Pearcey takes on the most contentious issues of our time—abortion, euthanasia, sexual morality, marriage, transgenderism.
Pearcey is evangelical in her outlook but ecumenical in her tastes. She draws on scripture, tradition, and a breadth of contemporary Christian leaders—Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox—to present the possibility of a unified Christian understanding of human anthropology and dignity. Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions About Life and Sexuality is Nancy Pearcey’s timely attempt to... Continue Reading
The Exception and the Rule
The love of the exception--as over against that of the rule--seems to be prevalent in Christian circles in our day.
Christians confess that Scripture is the only rule for life and godliness insomuch as it contains everything necessary for those things. God’s will revealed in His moral law is unchangeable because He is unchangeable. On account of that fact, we must proceed with the utmost care and caution when insisting on the exception without necessarily emphasizing the rule. Over... Continue Reading
Death is a Vapor
Someday, whether near or far, death will step in front of you and hold your gaze.
Human beings will do nearly anything to avert their eyes from death; it’s a pathological and universal impulse. You can think about it abstractly and in others, but try to turn your mind to the thought that your body will one day decompose—that your brain, your heart, your skin, your muscles will sprout mold and shrivel up... Continue Reading
Liberalism Failed Because It Collapsed Under Its Own Weight
Liberalism’s failures are directly related to its successes.
How and why is liberalism failing? Primarily because liberalism, as a centuries-old political philosophy, is rooted in a defective understanding of the human person. Liberalism ignores the person’s rootedness in local communities and their myriad customs and influences, replacing that rootedness with an inordinate allegiance to state and market, the instruments of our supposed liberation.... Continue Reading
Vittoria Colonna – the Poet Who Inspired Michelangelo
He needed more than love. He needed the truth. Vittoria provided both.
Vittoria and Michelangelo had long conversations about art, poetry, and faith. They encouraged each other to keep writing and publish their works which, by that time, had turned almost exclusively to religion. Michelangelo, who had often expressed in his poem his sorrow over sins and his fear of death, found in this “high and godly... Continue Reading
What Judges Teaches the Church
Churches have seen sudden decline from one generation to another. How can we understand and prevent this kind of calamity?
The book of Judges provides a very clear answer to our questions. Its answer does not say everything that might be said in general, but it does say specific, crucial things that we must ponder to understand both Israel’s situation and our vulnerability. And there arose another generation after them who did not know the... Continue Reading
How Are You Reshaping God Based on Your Fears?
Like the Israelites, our counterfeit gods always grow out of distrust and fear.
We feel like we need something beyond God and his promises. We don’t want to get rid of God per se, but we aren’t willing to accept him on his own terms. So instead of completely walking away from God, we just reshape him into a form that guarantees he gives us something in the way... Continue Reading
Evangelicals Have Displaced Catholics As the Anti-Abortion Movement’s Base
Catholic public opinion on abortion policy (as on most political topics) is pretty close to that of the country as a whole, which means marginally pro-choice.
“Thirty-three states have enacted abortion restrictions since [2010], while just 17, plus the District of Columbia, have not. What interested me about those two lists was the degree to which they didn’t align with the share of Roman Catholics in the states. The eight most heavily Catholic states…were among the 17 that had not passed legislation curtailing... Continue Reading
The Apostle’s Creed: In Jesus Christ
Jesus is a real person, the Son of God incarnate. We confess his name.
First, the believer is making a confession in the person Jesus Christ. The Creed will go on to confess the uniqueness of his birth, his suffering death by crucifixion, he descent into hades, his resurrection, and his ascension and session at the right hand of God. We begin by confessing his identity: his name is... Continue Reading
Army Chaplain Fights Charge of Unlawful Discrimination
Squires was shocked when an Army investigator concluded he should face disciplinary action, which is currently pending.
“Federal law and Army policy both make clear that chaplains must remain faithful to the tenets of their faith,” First Liberty attorney Michael Berry wrote in the letter. “The failure of a chaplain to do so exposes the chaplain to risk of losing their ecclesiastical endorsement, or worse, violates … federal law and policy…. Squires’... Continue Reading
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