If you pay any attention to the news, you know that sexual offenders show up in churches. Like predators hurting defenseless prey, they do unspeakably horrible things to our children. Much could be prevented, but many churches do not know how to protect their children and how to respond when child sex abuse happens. It... Continue Reading

Only amendment 12-B which sought to clarify the ordination standards of the denomination was voted down by majority of presbyteries in the PCUSA. The current language of the Book of Order says that the life of the ordained “should be a demonstration of the Christian gospel in the church and in the world.” The amendment... Continue Reading

Biola’s response to Jimenez is the latest instance of Christian colleges forbidding students from erecting graphic abortion displays. CBR head Gregg Cunningham says his group has shown the images at hundreds of secular public colleges–free speech laws allow that–but not at private Christian colleges. Cunningham argues that graphic images are crucial in teaching students what... Continue Reading

Douglas said the cause of the fire was not immediately known. He said it may be awhile before investigators can determine the cause, because part of the building had collapsed and other parts were in danger of collapsing. He said no nearby buildings were in danger. Update: Church members assess damage following devastating fire [Editor’s... Continue Reading

When the Associated Press published a story on the group last weekend, Fuller’s new president, Mark Labberton, issued a statement clarifying the seminary’s position against the homosexual lifestyle but ultimately supporting the group. His semi-approval makes Fuller the first evangelical seminary to support an LGBT campus group.    Fuller Theological Seminary students Nick Palacios, Samantha... Continue Reading

Therefore, when a politician or religious person says that he or she is a “progressive” or attaches “progressive” as an adjective to their ideological and ecclesiastical commitments, you can predict what will follow: an aggressive series of programs designed to conform society to the most recent trending moral and social fad even though history has... Continue Reading

If a particular diet helps you lose weight, great! But, we Christians have a tendency to moralize our preferences and create artificial spirituality. If we say that God wants us to eat a particular food group we are on the verge of creating spiritual cliques in the church. The most godly people follow a particular... Continue Reading

From the many conversations I’ve had with those who are happily married with healthy, God-honoring sex lives, I’ve learned that true sexual compatibility, if we must call it that, happens when two people commit themselves first to God, and then to each other. This covenant commitment affords an opportunity for a husband and wife to... Continue Reading

Three-quarters of the nation’s workforce works in large firms subject to the employer mandate (50 or more workers). The lion’s share of these workers are going to be subject to this Obamacare tax simply because they work at large firms. How is that possibly fair? Do you recall President Obama ever announcing that to bankroll his new... Continue Reading

The most important part of this linear-progressive view of history is that, as the Bible says, the world had a beginning, and that at the beginning an action began, a movement guided by divine providence to an ultimate telos—a culmination of purpose, aim, or goal. This purpose or telos of history is both personal and cosmic. Every individual... Continue Reading