This column originally appeared in the April 26, 1996 issue of World Magazine. The annual National Prayer Breakfast meets “in the name and the Spirit of Jesus Christ.” Pastors at the recent Promise Keepers National Clergy Conference affirmed their unity by shouting “Jesus” in answer to the call to name “the Messiah in whom you... Continue Reading

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A California appeals court has ruled that a private Christian high school has the right to expel students because of an alleged lesbian relationship. The 4th District Court of Appeal in Riverside on January 26, 2009 upheld CaliforniaLutheranHigh School’s right as a private, religious organization to exclude students based on their sexual... Continue Reading

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article first appeared in American Thinker. Last week, before an audience of millions of Americans, the new president made a telling statement. Alluding to the American founders, President Barack Obama, in his Inaugural Address, stated: “The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better... Continue Reading

What is it with Democratic inaugurations and poetry? Poetry and politics do not mix. Never have. One or the other never fully measures up to the task of the historic moment. Alexander the Great lamented that he did not have a Homer to record his epic deeds, while George Washington thought he had his in... Continue Reading

In a previous article, “God’s People: One Body, Two Forms,” I laid a foundation for what I want to say in this one. I wrote about the relationship of Israel and the church. My main point was that the church is the new Israel. As Israel was the kingdom of God until the coming of... Continue Reading

As the country considers the inauguration of Barack Obama, I’m mindful of another inauguration that seems a long time ago, and which speaks volumes to the presidential transition we are about to witness. It was a January day in 1999, two hours before George W. Bush was inaugurated into his second term as Texas governor.... Continue Reading

The New Testament uses the experiences of Israel in the New Testament to teach the Church important lessons about itself. It uses what Israel experienced, not just as illustrations, but as experiences God’s people have had before, which can occur again in different historical circumstances. See, for example, the use made of Israel’s idolatry in... Continue Reading

The Pastoral Search Committee of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., announced on January 18, 2009 their choice for their next pastor: William Graham Tullian Tchividjian, 36, pastor New City Church (EPC) in Margate, Fla. Tchividjian is a grandson of Billy Graham.

PITTSBURGH, Christian Newswire — “If churches embracing the principle of Sola Scriptura fail to understand and address the concerns voiced in the Emerging Church conversation, we may lose an entire generation of professing believers to a movement seeking to revitalize the faith but infected with a philosophy that kills it,” says Rev. Rutledge Etheridge. Etheridge... Continue Reading

Could 2009 be the year the United States of America starts to go subprime? Just as subprime mortgages wrecked the economy in 2008, 2009 might be the year we begin to see problems associated with the debt that funds our nation’s $10-trillion deficit. If we look to Civil War history we may be able to... Continue Reading