…describes the trajectory of the new man-in-demand: “You lose the T-shirt and the skateboard. You buy an interview suit and a package of Gillette Mach 3 blades. You grow up, in other words.” The “Sunday Styles” section of The New York Times is often a useful barometer of the culture. On October 17, that section... Continue Reading

…that the problem may be in the preaching. That is the one thing you will always hear them say is the church’s strong suit. Really? Then why aren’t more people coming to hear you? How do you fail at failing? According to a recent article in Time magazine, all you have to do is study... Continue Reading

The Evangelical Left in less than a generation has garishly embraced statism as God’s instrument for justice on earth. The policies of the current Administration nearly encapsulated all that the Evangelical Left sought. Following is the annual report of the President Mark Tooley to the Board of the Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) The... Continue Reading

Westminster Presbytery voted overwhelmingly against approving the proposed amendments, and that without misinformation, fears or confusion, and then voted unanimously to urge all its member churches to support the AC budget voluntarily. The 38th PCA General Assembly voted to send to the Presbyteries a number of BCO amendments. Presbyteries will vote on these amendments during... Continue Reading

“The ‘us-versus them’ approach…is complicit in a whole series of atrocities that Muslim people.., Jewish people…, Native Americans.., African Americans.., women.., lesbian, gay, transgendered, and bisexual people…know about.” “Emergent Church” guru Brian McLaren, a prominent voice on the evangelical left, is increasingly high profile as a speaker in the Episcopal Church. Most recently, he gave... Continue Reading

You read that right. Shermer reduces the love of a parent for a child to “an evolutionary throwback.” Michael Shermer publishes Skeptic magazine, teaches at Claremont Graduate University, and writes a regular column for Scientific American. He is an ardent defender of evolutionary theory and a well-known critic of all supernatural claims. In a recent... Continue Reading

I make this prayer with absolute confidence that God hears and answers. I pray with great optimism for the future, for it is surely a future in the hands of a sovereign and just God. As we approach the November 2010 national elections in the United States of America, I have written a prayer for... Continue Reading

And if you happen to be the solo pastor of a small church without any staff, you most likely fix toilets, furnaces, and leaky roofs, you are your own secretary, the one and only fundraiser, and run the food pantry. This is the first of a three part series on pastors—part 1 called “In Praise... Continue Reading

Q. Where did (the Communists) have their best success? A. The mainline denominations, particularly the Episcopal Church, the Methodist Church, and Presbyterian Church USA. This is the first in a series of weekly interviews with Dr. Paul Kengor, professor of political science and executive director of the Center, on his latest book, “Dupes: How American’s... Continue Reading

It is one thing to know doctrine and another to hold it rightly. In fact, Scripture gives us repeated warnings about mishandling truth In a day when doctrine is too often underappreciated it is exciting to see to a renewed concern about its importance in the Christian life. Scripture puts a premium on the necessity... Continue Reading