The Fall of Pride
Support for same-sex marriage is declining among young Americans.
If Pride were being challenged only by a diminished, if persistent, religious right, then its recent setbacks could be dismissed as temporary. But in fact the challenges are more wide-ranging. Pride is now criticized not only by conservative Christians, but by progressive activists who make a claim on its deepest meaning. Long associated with youth... Continue Reading
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The American Church has not Resisted Consumerism
A church that is hospitable and yet confident of its own identity and tradition is naturally attractive without trying to be. But even if it was not pleasing to degenerates, since when did the marketability of the “gospel” to the lost become the litmus test for faithfulness? The fact that we have conceived of the... Continue Reading
AI and the Tower of Babel
Machines cannot become humans and humans cannot become God.
Modern technology has always faced a certain Godlike aspiration from some of its more arrogant zealots, as even leading industrialists in the pre-digital era fancied themselves miniature deities on occasion. The AI moment is an odd twist on this Babel-like idolatrous tendency. The subject of artificial intelligence has become a national obsession in the... Continue Reading
Does the PCA Have a Position on If Adam Had a Belly Button?
The PCA has a measure of diversity and latitude at its discretion over certain elements of the issue of Creation, it is always important to review the limits of that discretion that we might glorify God.
The AIC Report wishes to exclude is any idea that kinds become other kinds. While there is certainly variation that happens within a kind of animal (as birds or dog breeds and other examples of speciation illustrate), the problematic issue is macro-evolution’s teaching that a kind can become another kind. Hence, when we read that... Continue Reading
Joe Biden: Is Being Old Now a Joke?
Decline often comes slowly but we can see and feel it. However, our pride sometimes prevents us from recognizing this fact.
The Bible is very clear that the elderly are due respect. “You shall rise up before the gray-headed and honor the aged, and you shall revere your God; I am the Lord” (Lev. 19:32). Respect for aged parents is the way we give respect to God himself. It’s probably more telling than worship on Sunday... Continue Reading
“Gender-Affirming Care” Is Not a Right
The Supreme Court will decide if states can regulate transgender medical interventions for minors.
The Biden administration and some parents of the children who wish to continue their gender transition are making a bold claim: that the U.S. Constitution prohibits the states of Tennessee and Kentucky from regulating medical practice—on children—in an area of uncertain science. With the Supreme Court’s annual term reaching an end, and so many... Continue Reading
The Psychosocial Harm of God’s Word
"Psychosocial" is a term that is nebulous, ill-defined, over-determined, and unquantifiable.
This ought to be concerning for the church, as much of what is spoken about as psychosocial hazards, risks, or harm will be used to impinge upon the beliefs and activities of the body of Christ as we aim to live in obedience to the authority of God’s word. Perhaps the church of Australia will... Continue Reading
Indoctrination Is Not Education
What about the training and formation of teachers?
If Christians are to truly take advantage of the disruption in state-run education, much will depend on the training and formation of teachers. Well-trained teachers educate. Indoctrinated teachers indoctrinate. Thus, Christian educators have an incredible opportunity right now to make a difference in this culture. A few years ago, the Colson Center, in partnership with the... Continue Reading
The Psalms’ Quiet Case for Musical Diversity
Music does not sit still. It cannot. It’s always slowly changing and moving.
Essentially, the Psalms are evidence that the songbook of the people of God was one that originally contained a rich diversity of musical styles. We can know this because of the nature of music and because of the history and context of the Psalms themselves. Apparently, God ordained that his people, for centuries, sing diverse... Continue Reading
Moderation and Biblical Balance
When and when not to be an extremist.
A second and related thing I am not calling for is this: When I say we must avoid various extremes, that is not the same as saying we should simply always run with a lukewarmness about things. For example, when I recently put up a social media post about these matters, someone responded with this... Continue Reading
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