What’s Next For Baker Who Refused To Make Cake For Same-Sex Wedding
Jack Phillips’ bakeshop in Lakewood, Colo., has become a frontline in the battle for religious liberty
In New Mexico, there’s certainly a bad precedent with Elane Photography. If I was an artist living in New Mexico, I would be greatly concerned about my First Amendment rights. What we’re about to do is force gay print shop owners to make the signs for the Westboro Baptist Church. I think most of your... Continue Reading
When God Answers Prayer the ‘Wrong’ Way
God’s answers to prayer don’t always follow our expectations
This serves as a reminder to us that God achieves His ends in ways different from the way we might map it out. But it also reminds us that God acted in answer to prayer. David’s prayer and God’s actions in response to it are conspicuous in the account, part of the discourse of history... Continue Reading
Need an Immune System Boost? Try a Three-Day Fast
University of Southern California researchers published a study suggesting that fasting may put the immune system into overdrive by activating stem cells
Studying the effects of fasting on cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy produced the unexpected result. Fasting not only protected healthy tissue, but also allowed the body to recycle old and damaged white cells. When the patients resumed eating, their white counts returned to normal. Where were the new white cells coming from? (WNS)–University of Southern... Continue Reading
Birmingham Seminary Offering Courses Accessible by Smartphones
The Seminary is working in partnership with Third Millennium and OneHundredFold Ministries
At present, students must either have Internet access or be led by a cohort leader who has Internet access. However, BTS is working to develop a delivery system that will not require Internet access but will still contain all of the lessons and readings. This novel internet-less delivery method will be able to reach a... Continue Reading
Accreditation Board To Take Up Gordon College Backlash After President Signed Controversial Letter
President Lindsay signed a letter to President Barack Obama requesting that he exclude religious institutions from an executive order barring organizations that take federal money from discrimination in hiring based on sexual orientation.
“It has achieved a lot of visibility and the issues are complicated,” said Barbara Brittingham, president of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, referring to Gordon College. “(The commission) will talk about the issues and decide if the issues, that are raised and what is publicly available, is at odds in any way... Continue Reading
Scholarly Journal Retracts 60 Articles, Smashes ‘Peer Review Ring’
A “peer review and citation ring” was apparently rigging the review process to get articles published
After a 14-month investigation, JVC determined the ring involved “aliases” and fake e-mail addresses of reviewers — up to 130 of them — in an apparently successful effort to get friendly reviews of submissions and as many articles published as possible by Chen and his friends. “On at least one occasion, the author Peter Chen... Continue Reading
In Praise of the Quiet Time
Why should we study the Bible and pray as a dedicated, daily event?
I think even among theologically conservative Christians, the priority of regular personal worship is not well understood. A recent national survey found that while 56 percent of Americans believe the Bible to be “the actual or inspired word of God,” only 37 percent read it at least once a week. And deliberate daily times of... Continue Reading
Over 60 Nigerian Girls Escape Boko Haram Captors
It is believed that many of the girls and women abducted are Christian.
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau had threatened to sell the girls “in the market.” “I abducted your girls,” Shekau said in a 57-minute video obtained by the AFP earlier. “I abducted a girl at a western education school and you are disturbed. I said western education should end. Western education should end. Girls, you should... Continue Reading
A Chilling New Front In The War On Religious Liberty
The current form of ENDA provides an exemption for religious employers; some want to remove this exemption
What does this mean? It means that these Leftist groups are pursuing a zero-sum strategy against religious groups and individuals. They have declared an all-out culture war and will offer no quarter to sincere religious dissenters. They are ready to use the coercive power of the state to trample the religious consciences of their countrymen.... Continue Reading
Sleepless Nights
You and I can sleep because God is wise, loving, and powerful. He is in moment-by-moment control of every detail of our lives
But I’m deeply persuaded that in the midst of trial, we often abandon our theology. We quit believing that the Bible has the answers for life and we try to take the reins. With the weight of the world now on our self-appointed shoulders, we struggle to get a good night of sleep. Have... Continue Reading