“Maybe, as a Christian … we haven’t been as articulate enough in describing what our actual stance is on homosexuality. We love the people. We disagree [with] the lifestyle. That’s the way I would describe it for me.”   New York Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy will no longer address his religious beliefs and will... Continue Reading

“Through a careful and fascinating look at various passages in Matthew, Holwerda concludes that Jesus is the true Israel. In the opening genealogy, for example, Matthew links Jesus to Abraham and David in order to show that the promises of blessing given to Abraham and David are now being fulfilled in and through Jesus, the... Continue Reading

“University of Notre Dame’s pursuit of higher education is defined by its religious convictions. Its mission statement reads: “A Catholic university draws its basic inspiration from Jesus Christ as the source of wisdom and from the conviction that in him all things can be brought to their completion.”   The Supreme Court has weighed in... Continue Reading

“Debt ultimately will outweigh most of the potential benefit you’re getting from the college education, Cuban said. “What you thought you were going to get in quality of life by going to that college, you’ve just undermined with the amount of debt you’re taking on.”   After 114 years, Sweet Briar College revealed this week... Continue Reading

“While we run from God and seek him not, he pursues us through his Holy Spirit, his Holy Word, and his Holy Church. And with sovereign ease, in his own timing, we, who are lost, are found. Friends, aren’t you glad God is the Master Seeker and his church is a Seeker Driven fellowship?”   I am so thankful that God seeks... Continue Reading

“Part of the reason that the president gave few details about Islam and the founding era is that most of Islam’s role at that time was either in negative associations, or in real Muslim slaves. Neither gives much fodder, I’m afraid, for positive examples that the president might cite.”   President Obama created controversy in... Continue Reading

“School administrators decided that although they would work to educate the frat members about cultural sensitivity, they could not punish anyone formally because the party was off-campus. After all, a university can hardly dictate to students what to wear everywhere they go.”   Liberals are upset that the University of Texas–Austin is refusing to punish... Continue Reading

“The move to make fraternities accept women was in response to concerns about campus rape. A group of faculty and students argued last Spring that frat parties encourage sexual assault by men against women. The solution was to place more women in fraternities.”   Campus housing specifically for 15 alternative sexualities, including sadomasochists, is acceptable,... Continue Reading

“Most—maybe all—of the schools within historic fundamentalism are struggling for funding, students, or both. Some have managed to increase revenues by going to Internet-based education. Others have attempted to increase their constituency by appealing to the most conservative evangelicals. None of them, however, seems to be flourishing.”   Spurgeon. Pillsbury. Atlantic. Calvary. Northland. Now Tennessee... Continue Reading

“It’s my guess that students who are familiar with theology are also familiar with how much people can waver between points of view, and they gravitate towards older, more conservative faiths that adhere to the points of view that they ascribe to.”   “I’m Kirkland An — I grew up in a nondenominational church, but... Continue Reading