“One of the difficulties in this discussion, from a conservative perspective, is that the definition of “common sense” and “compromise” on these issues has shifted so rapidly in such a short time: Positions taken by, say, the president of the United States and most Democratic politicians a few short years ago are now deemed the purest... Continue Reading

“Let the Redeemed consider the many blessings granted us through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ! Among them is our adoption as sons and daughters of God. We are in the family—heirs of the Father and co-heir with Christ!”   There is a story of a man whose teenage son is brutally murdered... Continue Reading

“Ironically, the real victims of “discrimination” under the new cultural regime of intolerance are politically and economically uninfluential small business owners lacking the resources and connections of their elitist opponents who wish to squash them and silence their faith convictions.”   The media and corporate intimidation aimed at Indiana and Arkansas over their Religious Freedom... Continue Reading

“Why do gay people and their enablers want to make anti-gay bakers make a cake for gay weddings and have gay people pay anti-gay people for such services? The whole understanding of human motivation is off. Doesn’t anyone fear an inedible cake?”   It wasn’t supposed to work out this way. Evangelicalism of the Billy... Continue Reading

“The immediate results of coming to know Jesus Christ are the new hungers and new pursuits that are planted within the human will. I well recall that dramatic change in my own way of thinking. There were new longings, new hopes, new dreams, new fulfillments, but most noticeably, there was a new will to do... Continue Reading

“We do not believe that there is anything magical about the water we apply to the child. The water does not wash away original sin or save the child. We do not presume that this child is regenerate (though he may be), nor do we believe that every child who gets baptized will automatically go to... Continue Reading

“For some, ministry is hard. They serve one church while seeking the next one. Their marriages may be struggling, or their children are wayward. They must proclaim the hope of resurrection when their own hope is dying. Easter Sunday then becomes a chore to endure rather than a day to celebrate.”   This coming Sunday... Continue Reading

“The disciples went out and preached the message of the risen Jesus in the same city where Jesus was publicly crucified and buried. It would have been easy to crush this movement of unruly fishermen by simply going to Jesus’s tomb, pulling out the body, and exposing the followers of Jesus as liars.”   Was... Continue Reading

“I don’t support RFRA because I’m a bigoted discriminatory jerk who hates the LGBTQ community, I support RFRA because I want to protect the people (listed below). I’ve read a lot on this issue the past week. Here are some excerpts from articles I found helpful.”   Man. I’ve never seen anything like this. Maybe it’s... Continue Reading

“Certainly, we need to proclaim the Gospel to everyone, and I don’t want to downplay the importance of evangelizing millennials, urbanites, college students, and everyone else.  But doesn’t the church need to give some attention to the main demographic where the unchurched are?”   Most evangelism programs, church growth tactics, and other attempts to reach... Continue Reading