Timothy Keller, author of The Reason for God recently authored a paper for the theistic evolutionary organization Biologos entitled “Creation, Evolution, and Christian Laypeople”. In this paper, he wrestles with how to present science to Christian laypeople in such a way that evolution and the Bible seem compatible (read the entire paper here). Keller frames... Continue Reading

The girl was given to understand, from various quarters, that it was girls like her, girls who delayed marriage, that were the trouble with her generation, with Christianity, and with the country in general. Once there was a good Christian girl who dreamed of growing up, getting married, and having children. She read all the... Continue Reading

Elders and pastors who believe that their local church does not need to be concerned about the “progressive” issues being advanced in the “far away” denomination are, in a word, naïve My favorite World War II movie is “Where Eagles Dare,” starring Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood. The scenery, suspense and drama make this a... Continue Reading

Waiting is not my preference. I don’t believe in lines! I try to avoid waiting in lines at the grocery store and I try to avoid traffic on the road. In fact I’d rather be moving in the wrong direction than stuck in traffic going in the right direction. Let me begin this post by... Continue Reading

“So many times I’ve read Titus 2, about the older women training the younger, and immediately thought, ‘So where’s my older woman, God?’ Never did I ask him who my younger woman was.” My pastor, Eric Simmons, has been taking Redeemer Church of Arlington through the book of Titus for the last few months. On... Continue Reading

“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the... Continue Reading

Research demonstrates that elites and the rank-and-file in many segments of society (e.g., business, religion, organized labor) are split over immigration issues. Elites tend to manifest post-American, cosmopolitan ideologies, while their grassroots members preserve deep-seated patriotic beliefs and attitudes, including with regard to immigration. This phenomenon has become more pronounced in recent times in religious... Continue Reading

..Just when you thought it was safe for the president to slip back into the pew, he started a whole new round of speculation about what he really believes. While addressing the Congressional Hispanic Caucus last week, Obama began to recite key passages of the Declaration of Independence and slipped up. Or did he? He... Continue Reading

“I’m a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order,” he said, garnering applause. Rep. Mike Pence, a fast-rising conservative firebrand from Indiana, was the surprise winner of a straw poll on Saturday (Sept. 18) among 17 possible Republican presidential candidates at the 2010 Values Voter Summit. Pence beat out better known conservative leaders,... Continue Reading

“I believe that I cannot by my own reason or strength believe in Jesus Christ, my Lord, or come to him; but the Holy Ghost has called me by the gospel, enlightened me with his gifts, sanctified and kept me in the true faith.” Most of my Facebook friends are clear about their religious views.... Continue Reading