Of First Importance — The Cross and Resurrection at the Center
May the power of the cross and the victory of the empty tomb fill every pulpit, every pew, and every Christian heart — and may the Good News of the Gospel be received with joy by sinners in need of a Savior. The Christian faith is not a mere collection of doctrines — a bag... Continue Reading
From Wesley to Whitefield – A Pastor’s Journey to Reformed Theology
Why was God calling me to do something so radically different from anything I had ever done before? Was it all up to me? How would I know that God would provide for my family if I moved in faith? What would happen if we failed? In 2002, I had a plane ticket to fly... Continue Reading
WormTape and his gang: Panic sets in
Balaam’s: “Chief, Chief, have you heard about the uprising? Several underling leaders are going crazy? They’re writing about our plans, they’re speaking out, they’re advocating not going along, they do not trust the Grand Plan, the sky is falling, the sky is falling, the . . .” N. Tom Wrong: “Hold on there, little guy;... Continue Reading
A caterpillar Christology
“Darryl,” a 36-year-old Presbyterian minister who says he’s “progressive-minded,” told interviewers, “I reject the virgin birth. I reject substitutionary atonement. I reject the divinity of Jesus. I reject heaven and hell in the traditional sense, and I am not alone.” Darryl’s rejection of Christian truth qualifies him to join a growing community of “secret disbelief”... Continue Reading
Letter to the Editor – Response to “Democrats Exempt Conservative Christians”
In the article that Mr. Sharman writes, he claims at the end that any Christian can be exempt from the new health care law if they want to be — all they have to do is live a Christian lifestyle. This is absolutely not true. These ‘health share ministries’ are not truly Christian in that... Continue Reading
My Princeton Experience – “Human and Women’s Rights Under Sharia.”
Can he give me one example of one Muslim country where the rights of Muslims to openly leave their religion are protected and where a former Muslim can live in relative safety while openly practicing a different religion? On March 24, I gave a lecture at Princeton University sponsored by the Whig-Clio Society, the Tory... Continue Reading
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee to become private university
While there will be no chancellor at the new private UWM, Carlos Santiago will remain head of the university. Instead of the retaining the chancellor title, Santiago will be ordained as a minister of whichever religion UWM chooses. UW-Milwaukee is looking to the heavens to solve its financial woes. Recently, UWM has been facing a... Continue Reading
Don’t Be Afraid
“Now these three abide: anger, outrage, and fear—and the greatest of these is fear.” That’s not in the Bible. But sometimes I wonder if I think it is. The United States House of Representatives just passed a health care reform bill that I and lots of other Christians opposed. Such legislation should concern us. There... Continue Reading
In praise of the Missouri-Synod Lutherans on race
Bradley: “Read this document and see for yourself. The PCA’s work on this is somewhat embarrassing by comparison.” On the Missouri-Synod’s website on the section covering Social/Ethical Issues you will find the most progressive and helpful discussion on race of any confessional Protestant denomination in America (Racism and the Church [1994]). The first untenable assumption... Continue Reading
Can Artists be Atheists?
As you have come to study art at this college perhaps your assumption is that of the ‘God is dead’ school. I would like to challenge that assumption – it is an assumption that soon leads to the ‘man is dead’ philosophy. When the title question was asked at the University of Dundee, Duncan of... Continue Reading