A debate on creationism and evolution was stirred up earlier this year after scientist Bill Nye released a video titled "Creationism Is Not Appropriate For Children", where he argued that it is dangerous to believe the earth is only 6,000 or 10,000 years old.

We make belittling jokes about pastors or youth pastors who seek to preach the gospel in a manner that is meaningful to these culture and sub-cultures. Instead of belittling those who try to minister meaningfully, we need to encourage them to do it well, and follow suit ourselves.

Are Jerry Bridges and J. I. Packer—two men who have written extensively about the pursuit of holiness—especially judgmental and arrogant? The men and women at my church who strive each day to wage war against the flesh and grow in grace do not fit Galli’s description. And the Puritans? Galli’s comment is either overstated or unfair

How often do unjust institutions get struck down, particularly if those institutions have existed for all of human history and could be found in every region of the world? I am a historian, so I will give you an authoritative answer: not often.

"One of the concerns that I have, obviously, is that a disproportionate number of people who consistently buy lottery tickets tend to be lower-income and working-class people who can least afford it," he said. "Even if they're not compulsive gamblers, they are probably spending money that they don't necessarily have." ~ B. Obama

Tax incentives make more and larger gifts possible, and they do have an impact on donors. A recent 2012 study found that 33 percent of donors surveyed would reduce their giving if the charitable deduction did not exist. A survey conducted earlier this year showed three out of four Americans say they do not favor cutting, capping or limiting the charitable tax deduction

…the surge in evangelical devotion to their faith began in the early 1990s and coincided with their growing presence in the public square. Other experts have noted that political battles can rally the faithful of a particular religious community, and even political losses can unite them in a shared sense of exile

The obscure book's margins are virtually filled with clusters of curious foreign characters -- a mysterious shorthand used by 17th century religious dissident Roger Williams.

The significance of the Reformation is completely devalued and subordinated to humanism.  The Reformation and the Reformers’ view of sola scriptura — the Bible as the sole basis for Christian truth — is thrown out completely.  Everything the Reformation stood for is swallowed up in a morass of synthesis and relativity.      An apropos... Continue Reading

The article states that Bell’s controversial book about the existence of hell “put pressure on the people around Bell, who found themselves having to defend statements they might never have heard, let alone approved.” It quotes Bell’s wife, Kristen, saying that she stayed away from Mars Hill some weeks after the book was published because she... Continue Reading