Canada: 491 Babies Born Alive After Failed Abortions, Left to Die
491 babies were born alive in Canada following botched abortions from 2000-2009 and left to die
There were 491 abortions, of 20 weeks gestation and greater, that resulted in live births. This means that the aborted child died after it was born. These abortions are coded as P96.4 or ‘Termination of pregnancy, affecting fetus and newborn’.” The question that should immediately present itself is, why has there not been 491 homicide investigations... Continue Reading
Christian Counselor Discrimination Case Settled Out of Court
A Michigan college that lost its fight to expel a Christian counseling student over her beliefs about homosexuality has agreed to settle the case
Eastern Michigan University (EMU) announced earlier this week it would not appeal the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling issued in January. As part of an agreement to dismiss the case, the school paid Julea Ward $75,000. The settlement underscores Christian students’ right to seek an education without violating their religious beliefs…. ... Continue Reading
What You Don’t Like About Your Church (And Why That’s Good)
If there is something about your church you dislike, consider it an opportunity to sacrifice for the greater good of the body
It’s good that you’re involved with a local body of believers with whom you have disagreements and varying preferences. Why? Because that is the whole idea of God calling out and gathering together His local body. We come together, not because we agree on everything and have the same preferences, but because, despite our disagreements,... Continue Reading
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Moves Evangelicals Beyond Black And White Sexuality
Many evangelical women say they wouldn’t touch the best-selling book, often described as “mommy porn”
Closing one’s eyes to the phenomenon just isn’t a good option for evangelical women. “If they don’t know it and we can’t talk about it, they’re going to get caught out in ministry blindsided.” In some parts of the evangelical world others are even trying to move beyond using the novel only as a cautionary... Continue Reading
An independent inquiry is needed over the matter of the Presbytery of Glasgow and the Tron Church
The Church of Scotland is fast becoming the laughing stock of the Church worldwide.
There has so much hurt and division caused, and so much obfuscation, smoke and bewilderment, that the sooner we have an objective, independent assessment of the conduct of all the parties involved, the better for the Church itself. This matter has gone truly global, and the whole Reformed Church family, worldwide, is talking about it.... Continue Reading
Neo-Calvinism and Distinctive Christian Living: A Response to Darryl Hart’s Quibble
I believe that the same moral law that binds Christians is written on the hearts of nonbelievers as natural law
The fact remains that even in the works that Christians do that look just like the best works of the most morally admirable nonbelievers, the context for the former distinguishes them from the latter. Last week at Old Life Darryl Hart graciously ventured his agreement with my basic statement of the two kingdoms doctrine... Continue Reading
How to Watch ‘The Hobbit’
Don’t worry, there’s no spoiler!
“Unexpected Journey” stays impressively close to Tolkien’s storyline, but introduces some minor twists and turns to fit the medium and keep everyone on their toes. It’s a good blend of fidelity and freshness. For the ultra-purists, if you just want straight Tolkien, then just read the book. The movie, by necessity, is not, and cannot... Continue Reading
What to Do When Your Child Is Nothing Like You
The gospel answer to the challenges posed by family differences.
It’s impossible for a person to completely abandon her original culture in order to enter a new one. (Nor is it theologically consistent with the work of Christ, who didn’t abandon his deity in order to become man.) As much as parents would like to identify with our children, we can’t change everything about who... Continue Reading
Would the ‘true church’ please stand up?
Is the PCUSA a representation of the true church?
The Book of Order makes use in some references to the true Church and in other cases to the true church. The problem is that people don’t “hear” the lower case or capital letter. When a presbytery recognizes one part of a congregation as the true church it denigrates the people of faith whom it... Continue Reading
Hope for Prodigal Children
Parents must not give in to the temptation to presume their prodigal children are bound for glory
If parents, who are primarily responsible for training up their children in the fear and admonition of the Lord, choose not to admonish for fear of driving their faithless children farther away from home, their fear might ultimately reveal their own faithlessness as well As a pastor, I am often faced with the difficulty... Continue Reading