So, to attribute to that mechanism the creativity of the Creator is scientifically problematic because the mechanism lacks creativity. Why would you say that’s God’s way of creating when the mechanism itself lacks creativity? Leading people in evolutionary biology today are providing very good reasons for doubting precisely the capacity of that mechanism. A Scientific Problem The... Continue Reading

I speak as someone who has walked in this bypath when I warn you that far too often you may find that it leads to the Castle of Giant Despair – both for you and those you are supposed to be caring for. I would also warn you that there is little or nothing in... Continue Reading

Portraying Hatmaker as a progressive prophet — the “conscious” of Evangelicalism — took a back seat to helping the reader understand why many Evangelicals see Hatmaker as a threat to theological integrity. It also misses a great opportunity to link for the Politico readership the rise of Christian leaders like Hatmaker in the Internet era to the... Continue Reading

Editor’s note: With last week’s passage of an amendment to redefine marriage in Australia in favor of same-sex couples, the country’s pastors are now faced with the decision of whether to resign their status as authorised celebrants of the novel Marriage Act. Tasmanian pastor Campbell Markham mailed the following letter to Australia’s Attorney General on the... Continue Reading

More and more millennials are moving away from both traditional Christianity and secularism. John Paul Ferguson writes, “As millennials continue to leave traditional Christian religions, interest in Wiccan and pagan practices have seen increased interest in recent years, a trend also spotted among young people and on college campuses.”   The more things change, the... Continue Reading

The citizens of the world hate clarity; those of us in the PCA must overcome our natural tendencies and strive for Scriptural clarity not only about men and women but also about the war in which we are engaged if we hope to avoid the fate of our predecessor denomination.   The discussion of the... Continue Reading

I am not saying that the state may not interfere with commerce, that proprietors should be allowed to create and sell whatever to whomever they want – selling a nuclear weapon to a foreign enemy, for example. That is commercial anarchy, and not a principle of liberty or objective morality. I am a firm adherent... Continue Reading

The CVS-Aetna merger offers a paradigm shift in how to think about achieving the major goals of healthcare: access and affordability. In the proposed merger, CVS, with close to 10,000 stores in the United States, could become a one-stop-shop for basic healthcare services. This could include non-emergency services, preventative screenings and immunizations, prescription drugs, and... Continue Reading

Christ understood what many of us do not – that our fundamental problem isn’t the systems or structures under which we live as a society. They are merely symptoms of the problem. Our problem is our soul. Which is why the gospel is so necessary in the first place (Rom. 1:16; Eph. 2:1-9). When all has been said and... Continue Reading

The Bible’s view of sexuality is not small-minded moralism, unloving discrimination, heartless violence, or cruel bullying. It is a theistic understanding of the universe, deeply founded on the personal being of God Himself. This is ground zero for everyone. Homosexuality, lesbianism and transgender are “unnatural,” (Rom 1:26) and out of order with the physical cosmos.... Continue Reading