It was Charles Colson who opened my eyes to the horrible reality of imprisonment. We are “law and order” people. We want those who commit offenses to serve their time. Christians, other than Prison Fellowship, have not given much thought to what ought, and ought not, occur behind bars. We allow prisoners to be dehumanized…... Continue Reading

(His) error is rooted in his submission to, or choice of authority. Historiographical and theoretical scientific interpretations of evidence have primacy over the self-attesting authority of Scripture in Enns’ approach. “For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day.” (Exodus 20:11)... Continue Reading

There are 345 schools that participate in Division I men’s college basketball. It sometimes seems as if there are just as many different religious affiliations among all these schools. But which are the best? Unlike college football, where big, secular state schools are dominant, there are numerous prominent basketball schools that have religious ties, from... Continue Reading

If anything, sports is more like a cult—closed in on itself, exalting personalities more than a system or institution. Catholicism is actually a very decentralized community, and Catholics can hold their leaders in the same low regard that they have for politicians. That’s why you saw Catholics in Boston protesting to have Cardinal Bernard Law... Continue Reading

Quite understandably, most pastors (like most physicians, lawyers, and accountants) are far too busy to be able to keep up with the latest literature in any one field (e.g., New Testament studies) let alone all the fields required for seminary preparation. Staying abreast of academic developments is a full-time calling. The Scholar-Pastor At WSC we... Continue Reading

That is the gospel. And the gospel changes legacies. And for the children of abuse, the families in pain, and even one of the greatest coaches of our time, that is really all that matters now. Joe Paterno’s career is over. It did not end well. Writing in the midst of a cauldron of charges... Continue Reading

Wall Street may embody corrupt business practices, but Washington, DC, is where the collusion between government and business occurs, and that is ultimately what the Occupiers should be targeting. The government leaders and agencies responsible for this collusion are easily identifiable–they are entrenched in the White House, Congress and the courts–with Barack Obama at the... Continue Reading

Theistic-evolution is a man made doctrine that asserts there is a “creator” God, yet at the same time adheres to scientific humanism, maintaining the compatibility of the creation “story” with modern scientific thinking on Darwinian evolution. In essence, it is a marriage of convenience that has arisen due to conflict between the literal biblical creation... Continue Reading

Without the first use of the law, there is little incentive to recognize that the horribleness of sin is exactly how one sin, however understandable, gives rise to ten more, not only in the first sinner but in all those affected by his sin. At the midpoint now of my biblically allotted threescore and ten,... Continue Reading

The first element should be a cross, black within the heart. That is the color that it should naturally have, by which I can remind myself that faith in the Crucified One makes us into saved people. One becomes justified according to what one believes in the heart. I’ve been paging through a new book... Continue Reading