It is clear that President Obama’s speech was given for an entirely different purpose than the protection of the unborn. And that is a shame. May his words serve as a stark reminder of the irony of a nation that would restrict some freedoms in order to protect children from potential tragedy, while continuing to... Continue Reading

This is common to the human condition, but I have seen it time and again play out in the regrets that women express after having an abortion. Sometimes, the sorrow leads to repentance and hope. At other times, the sorrow leads to a conscience-denying despair that casts a shadow over all of life. Testimonials such... Continue Reading

Wallis the pacifist sidesteps historic Christian teaching that morally sanctions the defenders of the innocent against attackers on the innocent, even if all parties are indeed sinners. A robust defense of the moral necessity and urgency of defending the defenseless with more than just legislation and well-intentioned activism would strengthen his arguments. But Wallis and... Continue Reading

When I was an even more novice pastor than I am now, I often went on retreats and prayer walks, fasting and praying and seeking God. I sometimes had genuine spiritual experiences and I had a genuine hunger for God. But something happened. My seeking after God became desperate – not a healthy desperate, but... Continue Reading

The question of Adam is arguably the biggest doctrinal question facing the current generation. Further, mere agreement on ethical positions – for example, complementarianism – is really meaningless if there is no agreement on the conceptual theological foundations for such. Unity on ethics alone paves the way for a Christianity understood primarily in terms of... Continue Reading

When abortion-rights advocates ask why the abortion issue will not just go away, they really mean to ask why, given the stark reality of Roe, the pro-life movement has not dissipated and retreated into the history books.   After addressing a large secular assembly on issues of moral controversy, I turned and faced a woman... Continue Reading

Matthew 7:1 “Judge not, that you be not judged.” This passage is abused among the haters of Christianity. It’s not used to teach us to guard against being hypocritical, as Jesus intended it to be used, but used to silence anyone who would espouse any godly standard above that of being a dog. Jesus isn’t... Continue Reading

The Enlightenment is a movement of squatters. And the efforts of the squatters to dig a new foundation are irrelevant, at the end of the day, because on so many of the important topics people care about (natural law, scientific discovery, individual freedom and dignity) they were still trying to reproduce Christendom’s house. They wanted... Continue Reading

Today we see action taken by the government more oriented toward curtailing our liberties. Instead of natural law, we are inundated with legal positivism, especially when characterized by executive orders contrary to our Constitution. Attacks on the Bill of Rights and the current attacks we are seeing on the 2nd Amendment, is really a fundamental... Continue Reading

When I’m anxious, I’m trying to take God’s job. I think that either he doesn’t care enough for me, or he doesn’t have the situation in control. When I’m anxious, when I’m refusing to ‘cast’ my cares on him, I’m thinking that the situation is better handled by me than God.   “Stress” is not... Continue Reading