“As someone who was raised entirely in the public school system and who has subsequently used homeschooling, homeschooling cooperatives, online school, and a little bit of Christian school in my kids’ education so far, here’s my “vision” of what an ideal Christian education would look like. I know I’ll never find this perfectly in this world,... Continue Reading

“Pakistan used to have a noticeable Christian presence. Presbyterians had a sizeable school system, and those schools were largely responsible for the country’s relatively high literacy. But in 1973 Islam become the nation’s religion and the government seized those schools and replaced their teachers and curriculum. Now the Koran is required to be read and... Continue Reading

But the three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York noted that the courts have long looked at the motto not so much as the entanglement of government in religion, but as a more general statement of optimism and a “reference to the country’s religious heritage.”   (RNS) Atheists lost their case against the... Continue Reading

“I know exactly why God did this. It may sound strange to you, but this isn’t senseless to me at all,” Mark’s father said, quoting scripture at the memorial service. “Unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a simple seed, but if it dies it produces many seeds.”….... Continue Reading

Or can we encourage people to follow Jesus within the context of remaining a cultural Hindu, Buddhist or Muslim? Do we tell converts not to get baptized and not to join the church? For 2,000 years, this was not even a question. Thousands of men and women from other religious backgrounds have converted to Christ,... Continue Reading

If, after all your efforts to protect the young ones in your church from a predator, the unthinkable happens then do not compound the tragedy by covering it up. You have a moral and legal responsibility to report accusations of child sexual abuse. It is not “gospel-centered” to get the child to forgive his abuser.... Continue Reading

 In the midst of the process of exploring Christianity, he had been struck by the reality that the Bible was translated into the Mandinka language.  All his Islamic training, of course, had taught him that one had to work very hard to master a very special language in order to approach Allah, (assuming one was... Continue Reading

I guess that’s what people really mean when they say they want a divorce because their spouse “changed.” It’s not change itself they oppose, but changes that challenge them and make them uncomfortable. What they should say is: “I want a divorce because she changed in a way that doesn’t fit inside my comfort zone.”  ... Continue Reading

A few years ago, I was lovingly confronted by a dear friend and fellow pastor that I was not using all my vacation time.  In his rebuke, he explained to me the reasons I should be taking every day of vacation the church gives me, which I had never done.  Here was the basis for his... Continue Reading

Phillips, a devout Christian who owns Masterpiece Cakeshop in the Denver suburb of Lakewood, said the decision violates his First Amendment rights to free speech and free exercise. “I will stand by my convictions until somebody shuts me down,” he told reporters after the ruling. The commission disagreed, ruling that religious liberty does not go... Continue Reading