How Old is an Older Woman?
Older Christian women are to teach the younger women
Women don’t like getting older. And, if they are like I used to be, they squirm when they read Titus 2:3, 4. Older Christian women are to teach the younger women. I deflected those verses by asking, “At what age do I become older?” In addition I thought, “I am not yet perfect in applying Scripture to... Continue Reading
Colorado businessman wins latest victory against contraceptive mandate
The Justice Department has 45 days to appeal the preliminary injunction order entered in Briscoe’s favor
Briscoe is just one of 200 business owners, religious companies, social service organizations, and colleges suing the federal government over the contraceptive mandate. According to the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, one of the legal groups representing several cases, 29 of the 32 for-profit organizations that have filed suit against the government secured temporary relief... Continue Reading
The Tax Threat to Religious Charities
America’s ongoing and intensifying budget crisis has led to proposals to eliminate the charitable deduction
The wide ranging assault on religious freedom occurring in America under the Obama Administration, and mirrored throughout the western world,currently focuses on the HHS contraceptive/abortifacient mandate, requiring religious institutions that are not houses of worship and businesses owned by objecting religious proprietors to supply goods that violate their consciences. But another area of assault, which... Continue Reading
What I Wish I Said
Confessions of a traumatized father upon sending his first child to college
I tried summoning up some words of wisdom, or even something profound to say. It’s not like this moment caught me (an admittedly slow learner) by surprise. “This is it,” I thought, heaving a weary sigh instead of taking a deep manly breath. “Better make this count.” It finally happened. Last week, standing beside... Continue Reading
Sam Harris and Scientism
Atheist Sam Harris offers $20,000 to anyone who can debunk his claims
The reason he’s issuing this challenge, he says, is that most of his reviewers have insisted that he’s mistaken without supplying anything like persuasive evidence. Since I found many of those reviews quite persuasive in their criticisms, I turned with interest to his essay-length response to his critics. Since I took a passing swipe at his work in my... Continue Reading
Spiritual Depression: The Dark Night of the Soul
Dealing with depression and grief are normal for the Christian experience
The dark night of the soul. This phenomenon describes a malady that the greatest of Christians have suffered from time to time. It was the malady that provoked David to soak his pillow with tears. It was the malady that earned for Jeremiah the sobriquet, “The Weeping Prophet.” It was the malady that so afflicted... Continue Reading
Details, Details
Often we don’t recognize a response to prayer because we forgot to pray specifically
A sovereign God doesn’t need us, of course, to help unfold world events. He is quite capable of keeping the Middle East from total conflagration, or softening the cruelty of human traffickers in big American cities, or comforting the Chinese families of two teenage girls killed in an airliner crash in San Francisco. He is... Continue Reading
Should You Bring Mom and Dad to the Office?
Employers Are Embracing the Involvement of Parents to Attract and Hold On to Talent
Mr. Van Grinsven says the efforts have paid off: The number of interns meeting the company’s benchmark for success in sales has risen more than 40% since 2007, a productivity improvement that he attributes in part to more parental support. Paul From was used to meeting the spouses and children of employees at company... Continue Reading
Dallas’ Highland Park Presbyterian Church Obtains Court Protection for Church Property
Church seeks to benefit from previous state court rulings
The PC(USA) is relying on the presence of a trust clause in the congregation’s charter. However, the Church argues that such laws are not recognized under Texas law. Furthermore, the Congregation is relying on the recent Texas Court rulings that determined Congregations may split from their denominations if their incorporation by-laws allow them to do... Continue Reading
The Gospel and Godliness
Christianity should be of faith, with the fruit of works and obedience
If the gospel you believe does not include obedience as a fruit of faith then it is short-sighted and you will end up spiritually crashing into a wall. Certainly, we need to be exceedingly careful to make clear that our hope and confidence before God, and His righteous judgment, is singularly on the basis of the... Continue Reading