The new National Institute of Health (NIH) guidelines under President Obama said a federal researcher could not be involved in the decision to destroy the embryo, but could use that embryo for research once destroyed. In other words, private funds would need to destroy the embryos but then federal funds could research those destroyed embryos.... Continue Reading

At the recent national Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) conference in November 2012 in Milwaukee, WI, Douglas Moo spoke in the second plenary session on “Biblical Theology and Creation Care.” I appreciated Moo’s emphasis on all truth being God’s truth. I have possibly been too dismissive of Scientists in the past. I agree with Moo that... Continue Reading

Amanda Hall met Care Net’s definition of “abortion-vulnerable.” Twenty-five, pregnant with her second child, her husband in jail, she was facing eviction. Although uncomfortable about abortion, she checked “undecided,” saying, “I can’t support two kids.” Care Net let her stay in a house Ms. McGregor owns, found her a job, negotiated debt payment plans, offered... Continue Reading

Things were so much simpler when the State was obliged to respect the religious conscience of all Americans, rather than seizing the power to weight some of us in the balance, and find us wanting.   Remember: tyranny is whimsical. That doesn’t merely describe a cackling lunatic despot handing out life and death according to... Continue Reading

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Even if you decide to pursue the travel-intensive trip, it's important that you are engaged in local projects as well. There's something wrong with blindly driving by the needs in our own neighborhoods on the way to a short-term missions trip meeting.

[Metaxes] is also the author of the Everything You Always Wanted to Know About God (but were afraid to ask) apologetics trilogy, which has been praised by Dick Cavett (“Stylish and entertaining…Metaxas deserves a prize”) and Pastor Tim Keller (“The difficulty is not to gush.”) On Monday, March 5th at 7 PM, Socrates in the... Continue Reading

Israel hopes to attract Christian tourists with a new pilgrimage route unveiled this week in the Galilee, a network of footpaths, roads and bicycle paths linking sites central to the lives of Jesus and his disciples. Developing sites linked to Jewish history has long been a priority for the Jewish state. But the Gospel Trail,... Continue Reading

Billed as the “sordid saga” of the “original crime family,” the eight-week drama series premiered Sunday (April 3) on the Showtime network with an episode about the 1492 election of Rodrigo Borgia as Pope Alexander VI. Modern popes have had their fans and detractors, but few would dispute their reputations for personal virtue. That’s partly... Continue Reading

The tour is sponsored by World Vision, the giant evangelical relief agency that hopes to use the concerts to recruit attendees to sponsor needy children. Fans of Christian music and books may see a divine hand at work in bringing together all-star talent for the “Make a Difference” tour that’s scheduled to hit 20 U.S.... Continue Reading