And does that love of affection and delight well up and overflow into action—into real, concrete deeds of service and self-sacrifice? Are you sacrificially committing yourselves to one another—pouring yourselves out as a drink offering, upon the sacrifice and service of the faith of your dear brothers and sisters? Are you being inconvenienced by meeting... Continue Reading

Gender identity is a part of the creation order and lends itself to a strong creation theology which arises from Genesis 1–2. The further we depart from God’s creation design, the worse things will go for us. Man cannot shake his fist in the face of God with impunity… We live in a God-designed and... Continue Reading

The plan of God is always opposed by the enemies of God. Whether spiritual principalities or governments of man, God’s enemies will never be the victors. They fail, not because we fought them well or because they did not try hard enough, but because it was not of God.   “If this plan or this... Continue Reading

The case concerns the long reach of the Affordable Care Act (i.e., Obamacare) and its unyielding interpretation by HHS that threatens to place the Little Sisters of the Poor in a moral dilemma. HHS is requiring the Sisters and other religious institutions such as sectarian colleges, seminaries, and faith-based charities, to provide contraceptives—including abortion-inducing drugs... Continue Reading

In the end, not everyone who claims to be a follower of Christianity ought to be considered a follower of Christianity. If that basic principle were applied to our study of the second century in a balanced and fair way, I think much (though not all) of the rhetoric about radical diversity would have to... Continue Reading

This is the sophisticated argument some are trying to make. But I don’t think this argument works either. Since there is only one God, it is true that the one God—the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ–sees Muslims worshiping and, perhaps, we can even say that the prayers and alms of some Muslims... Continue Reading

In other words, sinful tongues are burning tongues, burning tongues that damage the whole person, and the whole course of a person’s life. Isn’t that the truth. Turn around and look back down the road of life. What do you see? We see the scorched and charred remains of many people our tongues have burned,... Continue Reading

“The church isn’t just an invention of Christians who were trying to fulfill certain needs—fellowship, teaching, and so on. It’s much more than that. In fact, the Bible seems to hold the local church out as a unique organization, one unlike any parachurch organization, any other ministry, or any other institution in the world.”   Here’s... Continue Reading

Some advocates of these two bills argue that they protect “fairness for all,” others say that they are a “compromise” following the path that Utah took with its SOGI law, while still others say they lock in some freedom before the opportunity closes forever. We think all three are demonstrably mistaken.   Indiana’s proposed sexual... Continue Reading

“American Christians, despite their endless blessings, prefer dark talk of late. But humanity as a whole is enjoying unprecedented reduction in extreme poverty, disease, child mortality, and countless once unavoidable torments and discomforts. War, despite several notably horrible conflicts, is at one of its lowest global levels. Global Christianity is growing astronomically.”   David Graham... Continue Reading