Hear me carefully: I think pastors lead the charge in the work of Christ’s cosmic dominion-taking. The local church is set up by the Lord to be a lab for discipleship. The Christian school is not (though it can make very meaningful contributions). I just submitted a paper proposal for the 2012 meeting of the... Continue Reading

If these 500+ people simply had a mystical encounter with a bed-sheet, then why not say they were foolish pre-scientific simpletons who believed in magic, or, that they are liars……If they really had an encounter with a mystical bedsheet, then go out tonight, have a party, raise your glass into the air, toast the meaningless... Continue Reading

Hi. My name is Katie and I’m a shopaholic. It’s been 12 days since I last used my store card It all started so innocently, really. “Would you like to save an additional 15 percent today? You know the more you spend with us, the more you’ll save!” After years of avoiding credit cards, I... Continue Reading

O’Brien Industrial Holdings (OIH), whose subsidiaries extract and process refractory and ceramic raw materials, has more than 100 employees, subjecting O’Brien to the employer healthcare mandate. OIH’s mission, as stated on its website is “to make our labor a pleasing offering to the Lord while enriching our families and society.” Despite the Obama administration’s efforts... Continue Reading

My son and I don’t speak the same language. He is three years old and is fluent in Amharic and Wolataita. I, like most adult Americans, am limited to English only (since the Greek I took in college got me a husband but not much linguistic proficiency.) Over the two weeks our new son has... Continue Reading

Today, the flood waters continue to rise and are even encroaching into some evangelical churches. But thank God for those who still stand strong, for they represent the last great hope for biblical submission. We need the evangelical church to refuse to put on the garment of compromise, to not bow to the gods of... Continue Reading

There is certainly room for churches to decide to what extent they should do things to demonstrate the beauty of God in their building. But I would argue that utilitarianism is not the path of spirituality. God created beauty for us to enjoy. We can’t sacrifice everything on the altar of beauty, but if the... Continue Reading

Does it not follow, if one removes the historicity of Adam from the equation and if our historical forefather Adam is not responsible for our condition of sin and misery, that someone else must bear that responsibility? It seems to this author that the necessary consequence is to make God responsible for the evil we... Continue Reading

Both women emphasized that it’s often more powerful to represent Christ in your actions rather than trying to nag or pressure your spouse into coming to church or becoming a Christian. The Bible is clear about not being “unequally yoked,” but what if you become a Christian once married and your spouse doesn’t follow suit?... Continue Reading

Theologian Dr. Dennis E. Johnson captures the heart of our concern when he writes: “In Scripture the starting point of instruction on right behavior is not a list of our duties, but a declaration of God’s saving achievement, bringing us into a relationship of favor with him.” Q. Sometimes, even in a mature church, a... Continue Reading