I am extremely grateful to Pastor Larry Ball for his reminder of the importance of scripture as the only basis for all of our faith, life, and practice. Larry Ball’s Response: http://bit.ly/gRKxbs Andy Webb’s original article: http://bit.ly/gobiG5 While I am not a theonomist myself, I would also agree that the Moral Law of God has... Continue Reading

…let me offer a word about how this text has been rendered in the NIV and its revisions since 1984. Only one word has been changed in this verse from the 1984 NIV to the 2010 revision. “Men” has changed to “people.” An essay recently appeared on the “Perspectives in Translation” website. It concerns how... Continue Reading

“You choose the dead over the living. That’s morbid.” Agnieska replies, “No, I choose the murdered over the murderers.” The following are a few thoughts I had after watching the heart-wrenching Polish movie “Katyn” (http://tinyurl.com/23dkbbv )*. Most people have forgotten that a few days after Poland was invaded by the Germans from the West in... Continue Reading

December 15 is Bill of Rights Day. This year is the 219th anniversary of the adoption of the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution—the Bill of Rights. Few Americans notice Bill of Rights Day. That isn’t surprising, since we have done such a poor job of upholding and abiding by its provisions. (From... Continue Reading

The reality of the biblical warning is clear enough. We are warned that the consequences of our sins are not limited to ourselves, or even to our own generation. Bernard Madoff did not ruin only his own name, but the name carried by his children and grandchildren. The suicide of Mark Madoff, the 46-year-old elder... Continue Reading

High schools and colleges are flooded with students who confuse busyness with performance. They have been misled to believe that they deserve A’s for turning in anything, and that the burden of proof is on the professor to defend why a student has not been “given” an A. This group of teens and 20-somethings is... Continue Reading

Overall I think the Free Church has behaved in a mature, biblical and balanced manner. Outside observers who were at the Assembly have all spoken of their appreciation of that. I have been greatly encouraged by the discussion and decision made by the Plenary Assembly. To me it showed Presbyterianism at its best and the... Continue Reading

Before it is proper to make pronouncements on such issues as political redistribution of wealth, even as it relates to modern education and its broader component, modern socialism, it would be good to demonstrate a biblical worldview of the Civil Magistrate including both its responsibilities and its limitations. I appreciate very much Andy Webb’s article,... Continue Reading

I’ve never met a potato chip I didn’t like. Actually, I’ve never met a potato chip that didn’t call my name from behind the pantry door until I was forced to eat it and every one of its salty companions. So when I heard the phrase “carbohydrate addiction,” I knew nutritionists were on to something.... Continue Reading

Parents cannot be spectators in the lives of their children, but should set rules, establish expectations, enforce limitations, and constantly monitor their teenagers’ digital lives. Anything less is a form of parental negligence. A recent article in The New York Times gave front-page attention to the problem of adolescent bullying on the Internet. There can... Continue Reading