When the Associated Press published a story on the group last weekend, Fuller’s new president, Mark Labberton, issued a statement clarifying the seminary’s position against the homosexual lifestyle but ultimately supporting the group. His semi-approval makes Fuller the first evangelical seminary to support an LGBT campus group.    Fuller Theological Seminary students Nick Palacios, Samantha... Continue Reading

A chaplain is a pastor, that is to say, a shepherd. Not always of a parish congregation, mind you, but always of a flock of spiritual sheep. The responsibilities of a chaplain-pastor are usually broader than normal parish ministry. He will work more on clergy teams; advise religiously vague staff; start from zero, spiritually speaking,... Continue Reading

Since then, I have conducted worship a number of times and have been blessed with many opportunities for ministry. Granted, as a minister, I am on vacation, and on some trips I have opted not to do the service, because I needed the rest; but other times, especially when a Sunday has come at the... Continue Reading

“You know, for some people, singing a simple, seven-word, simple chorus, draws them into the presence of God,” he says. “And to me, ultimately, what is the goal of worship music? It’s to exalt God.” In the past few decades, some church leaders have called the tension between contemporary and traditional styles a “worship war,”... Continue Reading

I was a student at Covenant College in the 70’s when Frances Schaeffer first came back to the US to speak and spread his worldview of ‘all of life redeemed.’ As a music major, I was inspired to go out and do music to the glory of God wherever that might be. I had grown... Continue Reading

As the appeal goes to trial and the criminal investigations proceed, we can only pray justice prevails and that moving forward, churches and ministries will do all in their power to protect children from violation. Since my last report on the Sovereign Grace Ministries lawsuit in May, more developments have unfolded in this horrific ordeal.... Continue Reading

Our spiritual well-being is to be nurtured primarily in the assembly of the whole people of God, led by ordained leadership, under the ministry of the word, with a full-diet of prayer, and the regular administration of the sacraments. These assemblies may not be cathartic but they are solid, and they are what we need... Continue Reading

All this is to say, the chaplain works in an institution for the care of people in the distresses of this fallen world.  The pastor does that as well, but not merely to provide solace.  The pastor cares for the flock with an eye to leading them into (or, back into) the spiritual fray for... Continue Reading

In a sequence of carefully timed speeches and rejoinders, the two men clashed over whether we need God for there to be moral laws. Harris delivered most of the better one-liners that night, while Craig, in suit and tie, fired off his volleys of argumentation with the father-knows-best composure of Mitt Romney, plus a dash... Continue Reading

What is the single biggest misunderstanding about Christianity among Muslims? AS: That Christianity has been corrupted (starting from the Apostle Paul and continuing throughout church history) and no longer reflects the teachings of Jesus. Muslims charge that not only has the Bible been tampered with and corrupted but that Christian beliefs in the doctrine of... Continue Reading