Why Johnny Can’t Preach: The Media Have Shaped the Messengers, by T. David Gordon, P&R Publishing. Nineteen sixty-six saw the publication of a book titled Why Johnny Can’t Read. Its author, Rudolf Flesh, explained in it that societal changes were leading to illiteracy; children were increasingly unable to read, at least with the effectiveness of... Continue Reading

Last week, as we at Grove City College held a conference on “Faith, Freedom, and Higher Education,” in which we underscored the struggle against rampant secular relativism in our universities, American higher education lost a true apostle of faith and freedom. A continent away, Thomas Dillon, the remarkable president of the remarkable Thomas AquinasCollege in... Continue Reading

What do God’s people do when they come to the most significant milestones in this life? I’m thinking about the “big three” – birth, marriage, death. To use one Old Testament description, they “call upon the name of the LORD.” After Abraham first arrived in the Land of Promise, “he built an altar to the... Continue Reading

On Good Friday, 2009, I had one of the most blessed Easter experiences of my life. In the Immanuelkirche, an old, liberal Lutheran church in downtown Berlin, I attended a two-hour performance of Bach’s Johannes-Passion. On the way into Berlin, I talked with my daughter, Eowyn, about the difficulties she and her husband, David, face... Continue Reading

I hear it repeatedly, even from pro-business conservatives: Hey, I have no sympathy for AIG and the automakers and banks. When you take government money, you can expect the government to tell you what to do. Besides, these companies are wasteful, charge too much, and their salaries are too high. Well, if that’s so, then... Continue Reading

Does it really matter that Jesus Christ rose from the dead? The preaching of the early church believed it was an absolute necessity and was central to the essence of Christianity. Over the centuries critics have sought to prove the resurrection was false, believing that to discredit it would discredit Christianity as a whole. The... Continue Reading

President Obama says the economy is the worst since the Great Depression. Actually, it is the worst since the Reagan recession of 1982-83. Further, the 2009 market crash is not the worst since 1929 but since 1987—also on Ronald Reagan’s watch. What did Reagan do—or, more importantly, didn’t do—in response to these “crises?” How was... Continue Reading

Most Christians all over the world confess their faith in worship using one of two ancient, historical creeds: The Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed. When we confess the faith using one of these creeds, we not only confess those things we believe, but we remind ourselves that Christianity is a lot older than we... Continue Reading

A raw nerve was struck this week. Reports that employees of the insurance giant AIG—the recipient of four federal bailouts totaling more than $170 billion—were now receiving $165 million in bonuses, caused an explosion of public anger, even bloodthirsty rage. The death threats sent to AIG employees included lurid fulminations, such as recommendations that bonus... Continue Reading

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Tullian Tchividjian, 36, has accepted the call to serve as senior pastor at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. In doing so, New CityChurch, which Tchividjian has served for 5 ½ years, will merge with Coral Ridge. Tchividjian will be the second pastor in Coral Ridge’s history, following its... Continue Reading