We must be careful when we quote the Bible in support of open borders.  The Old Testament laws were written in the context of a theocracy.  You can’t pick and choose the laws from theocratic Israel and ignore the theocracy itself.  Open borders are indeed biblical in a theocratic nation.  If we lived in a... Continue Reading

This is a familiar dance we’re doing tonight—this charade where pro-lifers come here once a year and plead, and where you grin and bear it. But this won’t go on forever. There are a finite number of these get-togethers, and every time you hear the facts it increases your culpability. Then the Judge will come,... Continue Reading

Cosmetic surgery and cross-sex hormones can’t change us into the opposite sex. They can affect appearances. They can stunt or damage some outward expressions of our reproductive organization. But they can’t transform it. They can’t turn us from one sex into the other. “Scientifically speaking, transgender men are not biological men and transgender women are... Continue Reading

The fact of the matter is that facts might not care about your feelings, but Christians should. This will not alter our message in any way, but it should alter our delivery. The fruit of the Spirit, the list found in Galatians 5:22-23, literally affects our speech. Every single one of them will be reflected in... Continue Reading

When you combine humility, conviction, and a sense of proportion, civility is the typical result. And that form of civility is anything but surrender. In fact, I’d argue that in the long run, it’s the path to ideological expansion, not retreat. It’s the path to becoming a reliable, trustworthy communicator. It’s the best way to... Continue Reading

What was it that stopped Nikolas Cruz, the Florida high-school murderer, from getting the help he needed? We seem incapable of the real moral and spiritual work of counseling disturbed people. What was it that stopped school personnel, local police, the FBI, or even neighbors from stopping Cruz in his tracks? Moral incompetence? Fear of... Continue Reading

Orthodox Christianity alone has brought reconciliation to this world by acknowledging the image of God in men and women of all races, ethnicities, and cultures. In fact, the history of Christianity is one of eliminating slavery and racism. As Christians continue in this work, we must move past the myopic vision of the world on... Continue Reading

Because the evidence is clear, and because the suppression of the truth is intentional, we can properly conclude that all men are “without excuse” and bear full responsibility for their sins of mind, speech, and conduct. Given the elaboration of self-deception offered here, we can better appreciate what Paul says in Romans 1, namely, that... Continue Reading

An inexplicably high percentage are self-identifying as transgender, and many more are becoming “trans-curious,” that is, not yet identifying as transgender but experimenting with adopting a “gender nonconforming” identity.   The Story: A new study published in the medical journal Pediatrics finds many more teens than previously thought say they are transgender or identify themselves... Continue Reading

In other words the orthodox ministers are standing on the shore of a beach. A tidal wave is sweeping inland and it knocks somebody to the ground a few feet away from you. But instead of accepting there is a tidal wave coming that will drown you also – you tell yourself that your friend... Continue Reading