When an author argues that there is no God, that’s his personal business—something between him and the Creator. But when an author, in addition to denying God, asserts that monotheism is a net negative for the human race, a rebuttal is in order. In recent years, atheistic authors have claimed that monotheism is a blight,... Continue Reading

Christianity Today reports in its January 2009 issue that the emergent church/movement may be on the wane or disintegrating. As you know, I made a “non-inspired” prophecy (hence, no stoning if wrong per Deut. 18) that if the emergent movement were still being talked about or influencing things by 2012 or 2013, I would be... Continue Reading

The longer I study economic phenomena, the more I learn two truths. The first truth is how little I know. This is very humbling. There is just too much information out there for any one human being to process. The second truth is that this abstract thing we call “the market” can and does do... Continue Reading

Given the decision-making power of Santa Claus on the matter of gifts, my children make sure they leave Mr. Claus some seriously good cookies on Christmas Eve. However, most children don’t know that there is much more to the real Saint Nick than toys and cookies. In addition to being generous, the jolly fellow could... Continue Reading

The Washington lobbyist for the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) has resigned after he created a stir by expressing support for homosexual civil unions. Richard Cizik has resigned as vice president for governmental affairs for the NAE. In a statement to NAE board members, acting president Leith Anderson cited “a loss of trust in his... Continue Reading

I have noted before that Evangelicalism generally is once again following the culture into liberalism. We can see this theologically, of course, with the emergence of new strain of higher criticism in the “post-evangelical” theology in our seminaries; we can see it in the church in our post-modern/emergent churches which are beginning to look and... Continue Reading

The trashing of Sarah Palin continues. Some of the shots have been downright ugly, such as the “Retarded Republican Babies for Sarah Palin” t-shirts. Equally notable, however, is the odd one-two punch of liberal journalists and moderate Republican leakers pounding Palin as a right-wing extremist and dummy. This tandem is responsible for some of the... Continue Reading

The question of where Barack Obama and his family will go to church after he takes office is attracting a lot of media attention. As the author of “Faith and the Presidency: From George Washington to George W. Bush,” I was recently interviewed by the “Washington Post” and the “Times of London” to help provide... Continue Reading

WHEATON, ILL (ANS) – Bishops, clergy and lay leaders from the United States and Canada unveiled a provisional constitution and the first set of canons for the new Anglican Church in North America at a news conference and worship service December 3, 2008 at Wheaton Evangelical Free Church in suburban Chicago. A news release reported... Continue Reading

Dr. Frank James wrote: After nearly seven years of serving RTS, both as Chief Academic Officer and then as President of the Orlando campus, the time has come for me to return to the classroom and my writing. The Chancellor, Dr. Ric Cannada, and I have mutually agreed that the time is right for such... Continue Reading