All We Want is the Freedom to Coexist
The Homosexual community: all we want is equal treatment under the law
The Homosexual agenda is not mere acceptance; it is moral celebration. Rather than being willing to live in peace with those of us whose deepest, most personal convictions compel us to say no to their choices, the Homosexual agenda demands that we deny and reject our beliefs and instead adopt and celebrate theirs. “All... Continue Reading
Ten Basic Facts about the NT Canon that Every Christian Should Memorize: #5: “The Four Gospels are Well Established by the End of the Second Century”
Irenaeus not only affirms the canonicity the four gospels, but is keen to point out that only the four gospels are recognized by the church
In the end, there are ample reasons to reject the idea that Irenaeus was the inventor of the fourfold gospel canon. Not only did his contemporaries have this same view, but this view was even shared by those before him. Thus, we must consider the possibility that Irenaeus was actually telling the truth when he... Continue Reading
Rick and Kay Warren’s Youngest Son, Matthew, Takes His Life after Long Struggle with Mental Illness
Pastor Rick has announced that his 27-year-old son, Matthew, has taken his own life
“Over the past 33 years we’ve been together through every kind of crisis. Kay and I’ve been privileged to hold your hands as you faced a crisis or loss, stand with you at gravesides, and prayed for you when ill. Today, we need your prayer for us. No words can express the anguished grief we... Continue Reading
Three More Thoughts on the Gay Marriage Debate
A few reflections on why Christians need to be engaged in the gay marriage debate
The church is sometimes the most vibrant, the most articulate, and the most holy when the world presses down on her most…. We’re going to need a good dose of the fundamentalist obstinacy that most evangelicals love to lampoon. The challenge before the church is to convince ourselves, as much as anyone, that believing the... Continue Reading
4 Truths About Hell
Is the doctrine of hell incompatible with the way of Jesus Christ?
Believing the truth about hell also motivates us to persuade people to be reconciled to God. By God’s grace those of us who are trusting Christ have been rescued from this horrible destiny. How can we love people and refuse to speak plainly to them about the realities of eternal damnation and God’s gracious provision... Continue Reading
Dr. John Piper to Deliver Inaugural Spurgeon Lecture at RTS/Orlando
The Spurgeon Lecture is named after 19th century preacher Charles H. Spurgeon
The Spurgeon Lecture is a hallmark of the Nicole Institute of Baptist Studies, which was established on the Orlando campus of RTS in 2012 to honor the legacy of Dr. Roger Nicole, a distinguished visiting faculty member at RTS from 1989 to 2000. The Spurgeon Lecture, named after the Reformed Baptist preacher Charles H. Spurgeon,... Continue Reading
A Reformed Ministry Taking the Spiritual Battle to Those Serving in the Military
Ministry to the Military International (MMI), is reaching the military community through Reformed Uniform Ministry
Though Reformed chaplains do a wonderful job caring for our soldiers, there are too few of them to care adequately for our military community. Along with the PCA churches that have been planted churches overseas near bases, there is a great need for the calling, equipping, and assimilating military families into local churches stateside. ... Continue Reading
Florida’s New Jim Crow Education System
Florida’s race-based education standards are immoral and an affront to human dignity
The Florida plan encourages teachers and administrators to view their children by racial traits first and foremost instead of seeing them as unique individual creatures with wonderful non-racial potentialities. Unfortunately, because of the financing of public education most parents of color in Florida have neither the political nor economic power to remove their children from... Continue Reading
John Beilein’s Long Winding Road to the Final Four
“We started where we started, and we’ve been able to just … make our way. John has worked hard and kept his integrity, the values of what he’s always believed, and just kept it going. Now I feel he has reached the very top. I think it means more when you do that. You appreciate... Continue Reading
Judge Orders Morning-After Pill Available for All Ages
Court: government must make the most common morning-after pill available over the counter for all ages; no prescription needed
In a decision in a lawsuit filed by advocates, the judge, Edward R. Korman of Federal District Court, ruled that the government’s refusal to lift restrictions on access to the pill was “arbitrary, capricious, and unreasonable.” Judge Korman ordered the F.D.A. to lift any age and sale restrictions on the pill, Plan B One-Step, and... Continue Reading