Charles Spurgeon was notorious for living a schedule that would kill most human beings. Because of this, we would assume that Spurgeon was a neglectful husband and father. But I would argue that Spurgeon, although away quite often, made regular faithful efforts to love and encourage his wife. The demands on a pastor’s time are... Continue Reading

In education today, there would be no speech codes without postmodernism. And there would be no postmodernism without the influence of Marx. It’s no mystery that speech codes are used to defend the Marxist ideas that gave them life. They play the role their parents assigned them. It is a truism to say that Marxist... Continue Reading

NARAL used Sebelius’ appearance as confirmation that she “is guiding the implementation of the historic Affordable Care Act,” which contains abortions funding. “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act permits insurance plans that cover abortions to participate in new state exchanges, and to even receive government subsidies through the tax-credits that participants receive.” On Oct.... Continue Reading

Bill Keller, then executive editor of The New York Times, topped all the rest by seeming to suggest that conservative Christians should be compared to those who believe in space aliens. He complained that “when it comes to the religious beliefs of our would-be presidents, we are a little squeamish about probing too aggressively.” (Editor’s... Continue Reading

“You should be thankful everyday that you’re married to a Christian.” She was smiling when she said it to her husband – not angry – and he received it well. He smiled too. She became a Christian early in their twenty-year marriage. He is not a Christian, and occasionally suggests that he didn’t sign up... Continue Reading

At the beginning of the sixteenth century, God began to raise up a series of strong-willed figures known to history as the Reformers. There had been earlier reformers in the church, but those who came to prominence in this period were the best educated, most godly, and most faithful reform leaders the church had ever... Continue Reading

The “storms of life” refer to that place in between the miracles of yesterday and the promises of tomorrow—those seasons of trial and even doubt that come to all of us at some points in our lives. In between memories of yesterday’s glory and promises of tomorrow’s dreams are storms. In yesterday’s memories, friends are... Continue Reading

If you want your “dream baby,” do not adopt or foster a child: buy a cat and make-believe. Adopting an orphan isn’t ordering a consumer item or buying a pet. Such a mindset hurts the child, and countless other children and families. Adoption is about taking on risk as cross-bearing love. For years, I’ve called... Continue Reading

This disjunction of Scripture and science runs the risk of gutting our doctrine of common grace–the truth that God has graciously equipped us with minds to think and to explore his world. When the antithesis effaces common grace we are, to modify William Butler Yeats’ memorable phrase, “slouching toward Fundamentalism.” There have been a number... Continue Reading

Little is more oppressive and unchristian than people and groups that dictate out of their own fears, and who define and value people by their own insecurities. It robs God of the joy He receives when we take in all that He has created, and deprives people of experiencing the majesty of His rule and... Continue Reading