Founded by Francis Collins, who resigned when he became director of the National Institutes of Health, BioLogos had the goal of turning evangelical Christians towards accepting evolution. They proposed to do this by showing literalist Christians that the Bible and Darwin were completely compatible. It didn’t work of course. Efforts stalled, and BioLogos began engaging... Continue Reading

Then a routine medical lab test indicated, maybe, one of the worst kinds of cancer. The score was so bad it looked like a lab mistake, and retesting would come the next day, but instead of calmness I had clamminess, and instead of saying to God, “Your will be done,” I railed at the prospect... Continue Reading

After our meeting concluded, I continued to ponder the situation even more. Why do some leaders end so well – Calvin Miller, Jack Hayford, Bob Russell, Roy Fish, and so many more – while others go out not in a blaze of glory, but in a blaze of gory? They finish poorly and leave a mess in... Continue Reading

God save me and all church planters from such drivel. The world needs the word of the living God, unadulterated, uncompromised, and undiluted. It needs men who are more afraid of one day standing before a Holy God to give an account of their lives than they are of standing before men today. The world... Continue Reading

Conservative evangelicals committed to life have commendably continued the fight against on-demand fetal terminations.  They have also done well in caring for the physical and emotional needs of women who have had or are contemplating abortion.  Yet they too need to consider how a “free” capitalist ideology strengthens abortion.  Conservatives are vocal supporters of traditional... Continue Reading

But, it is not just to biblical characters that we can look as examples (positively or negatively).  We can also look at the lives of the saints throughout modern history and be inspired, encouraged, and motivated by their faithfulness. One particular example of such a saint is the Scottish Olympic sprinter, Eric Liddell (1902-1945).   ... Continue Reading

And as Christians they took the opportunity to say, ‘No,’ that actually ‘Jesus is Lord.’ They were beginning to understand that every knee would finally bow to Jesus. And therefore there was a radical difference in the way in which they viewed the culture at their time. All they had to do was simply allow Jesus to... Continue Reading

Church leaders have said or stated that the PCUSA no longer clearly communicates why and how Jesus matters to a world that needs to know him, citing a denomination-level rejection of the statement “Jesus is the singular saving Lord.” They also cited a change in the PCUSA’s understanding and application of biblical authority from the... Continue Reading

If I were the Grand Poobah of world missions, mission trips would continue, but I would not pass around sign-up sheets and send as many laypeople as possible; I would carefully and prayerfully approve selected specialists who had skills that could make a difference to the people living overseas. My goal is not to abolish... Continue Reading

God’s mission is to grow and expand his kingdom throughout the world, which means in your hometown and around the world.  This is not a physical kingdom, but a spiritual one that is reclaiming souls from the gates of hell. Missions is God’s victory march towards his eternal triumph, and the battle is being waged... Continue Reading