Separation Of Church And Football?
Dabo Swinney has coached the Clemson Tigers since 2008, when he told reporters his secret to success was to “put your eyes on the Lord in everything you do.”
“FRFF complains that the team attended a Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) breakfast where three players spoke, Swinney organized privately funded buses to take the team to church, and the coach scheduled team devotionals. In 2012, Swinney facilitated a baptism during practice for former wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. The foundation demands Clemson terminate its relationship... Continue Reading
Tragic Worship
The problem with much Christian worship in the contemporary world is not that it is too entertaining but that it is not entertaining enough
Of all places, the Church should surely be the most realistic. The Church knows how far humanity has fallen, understands the cost of that fall in both the incarnate death of Christ and the inevitable death of every single believer. In the psalms of lament, the Church has a poetic language for giving expression to... Continue Reading
Salvation is by Works Alone
It might seem jarring to hear, but that very jolt itself may well disclose a colossal and common misunderstanding of the gospel
The gift of salvation is a gift earned… by Christ. The penetrating bitterness and anguishing labor of Christ have delivered real grace. Grace is no empty package of neat ribbons and bows; it is a gift of actual substance, historical and redemptive work accomplished. Christ’s redemptive ministry renders “such a great salvation”….And his work of salvation... Continue Reading
A Bubba With a Passion for the Gospel and Golf
Watson's top priorities: "Christian. Husband. Daddy. Pro Golfer."
Why It Matters: Christians have always been involved in professional sports, so why is the faith of superstars like Watson suddenly worthy of the public’s attention? Because athletes like Watson show that it’s still possible for athletes to be open and unapologetic about their willingness to share the Gospel. The Story: On Sunday Bubba Watson, one of... Continue Reading
Did God Die on the Cross?
If we say that God died on the cross, and if by that we mean that the divine nature perished, we have stepped over the edge into serious heresy
We should shrink in horror from the idea that God actually died on the cross. The atonement was made by the human nature of Christ. Somehow people tend to think that this lessens the dignity or the value of the substitutionary act, as if we were somehow implicitly denying the deity of Christ. God forbid.... Continue Reading
Islam Wins the Battle of P.C. Causes
A poster child of women’s rights was disinvited from receiving an honorary degree at Brandeis University
If you had asked any of us 30 or 40 years ago which campaign would prevail in the quest for preeminence—women’s rights, gay rights, and Islamic rights—who among us would have guessed Islam would emerge victorious. And yet here we are. A one-time backwater religion from a small town in Saudi Arabia is bringing the... Continue Reading
Bus Company Refuses Ad Space to Pro-life Group
An Indiana bus company refuse to let a pro-life group advertise on city buses in Ft. Wayne; will to have to justify its decision in federal court
The complaint filed by ADF explained that Citilink’s policies present no binding written guidelines for its officials to decide whether to permit or deny an ad, “granting Citilink officials unbridled discretion to accept or reject private expression protected by the First Amendment.” “No one deserves to be silenced simply for having a viewpoint that city... Continue Reading
What the Presbyterians (PCUSA) Got Wrong on Israel
The PCUSA document takes us away from a Palestinian state next to Israel as a Jewish state
The recent document, “Zionism Unsettled,” produced by the Israel/Palestine Mission Network of the Presbyterian Church (USA), takes us farther from this goal. In “Unsettled, “released in January, the IPMN makes its case clearly: Zionism is at the heart of the problem, destroying both native Palestinian lives and thriving Jewish communities around the world in a... Continue Reading
On the Historicity of Adam
Views that deny or question the common descent of all human beings from an original first pair are beset with insuperable exegetical and theological difficulties
The issue here is not an aspect of our ever-revisable and often changing understanding of the physical workings of ourselves, our environment, and the universe at large. Rather, we are discussing perennial and unchanging matters basic to who we are as human beings—what it means to be created in God’s image and the kind of... Continue Reading
Is It Right For A Christian To Take Antidepressants?
Handling and treating depression in beleivers
Christians have flocked to psychiatrists and psychologists to seek help for their sadness without giving the first thought to what the Word says about living faithfully and with hope in the midst of a fallen world. Too often this has resulted in medicating when the best approach would have been to address the heart with... Continue Reading