The happy Christian also wins souls by his optimism. He rejects fatalistic pessimism because he knows that God also loves to win souls, that He delights to save sinners, that He is not only able but willing to do so, and that He will receive any and all who come to Him by Christ.  ... Continue Reading

There are lots of problems with this mythical telling of church history, not the least of which is that the Council of Nicaea never even addressed the question of what books “belong” in the New Testament, much less dictated it. Oops.  There’s an even stronger historical indicator, however, that by the time Constantine reigned the... Continue Reading

Meanwhile, in a drawing room in Berlin in Late September, 1939… Himmler: “Gentlemen, let us raise our glasses and toast the capture of Warsaw!” Goering: “And let us not forget the brave pilots of the Luftwaffe who…” (A staff officer hurriedly enters and whispers in Bormann’s ear for several minutes. An uncomfortable pause ensues.) Goebbels:... Continue Reading

“Many local churches are tempted to conduct themselves as if they didn’t know any other local evangelical churches existed around them. Or, if they acknowledge them, they are chasing “end-of-the-year bonuses” by competing with and beating out other churches in ministry. Add to this the fact that many pastors struggle with finding their identity in... Continue Reading

“My mother is the daughter of a Baptist pastor and the black sheep, theologically speaking, of her family. She wants to go to church, but she is not quite sure whether she wants God. The modern Unitarian Universalist Association’s statement of principles does not mention God at all.”   This Christmas our family will go... Continue Reading

“Most of us would benefit from a dividing of the very important question about subscription.  I also believe that in the process we will learn some valuable things both about ourselves and our parents in the faith.  What I suggest is that we first interpret what our forefathers intended, with as little eisegeting as possible.... Continue Reading

“John was leading in worship in the wilderness and a group of well-dressed Pharisees and Sadducees came to his service. They were interested in being baptized, hearing the spoken Word, and joining the doxological celebration. They reasoned they were notable men. They thought their ethnicity and ecclesiastical positions would provide for them a warm welcome, but they... Continue Reading

“From a Christian worldview perspective there are a couple of very crucial issues for us to consider. First is the issue of blasphemy. Islam considers blasphemy a capital crime and defines blasphemy as an insult to the Quran, to Islam, and most specifically and personally, to the prophet Mohammed. Christianity also has a concern about... Continue Reading

“Kuyper’s theory of ‘sphere sovereignty’ incorporated central tenets of the Calvinism he had inherited, but radically reconstructed its traditional political obligations. The Reformed tradition within which Kuyper operated had long assumed that the role of government was to uphold the moral claims of Scripture, and to effect a confessional culture in which societal norms paralleled... Continue Reading

Given all this, it makes perfect sense that the enemies of democracy and classic liberalism would strike at a satirical magazine.   Satire has often been the first and most discerning enemy of power and tyranny which is why it is so hated by the powerful and the tyrannical .  And it is also thrives upon... Continue Reading