The Old Testament Scriptures are clear: man is lost in sin and he desperately needs a savior that is wholly other. We are not good. Our ideals are fallen, our efforts are fallen, our world is fallen, and we are fallen. The Old Testament nullifies every argument we could propose for man’s redemption of himself.... Continue Reading

Concurrently cultural elites now are more hostile to public Christianity than ever before. But there never was truly a comprehensively Christian America in terms of ethics and law. Christians must not despair of today by falsely imagining a past golden age that never existed. Evil and good have always coexisted in our land and in... Continue Reading

The media remind us regularly that the most important cultural value relative to family life is what’s euphemistically called “choice.” The choice of whether to have kids or not is held so sacrosanct that our laws permit the decision to be made many months after a new human life begins. Some even advocate extending the... Continue Reading

Baylor Professor Francis Beckwith offers for…consideration the following hypothetical: In Nye County, Nevada, prostitution is legal. So, imagine a local photographer in Parumph is asked by the local brothel, the Cherry Patch Ranch, to take photographs of the employees and staff for the establishment’s “Happy Holidays” card. Suppose the photograph is a devout Christian, who... Continue Reading

After quoting the third commandment (prohibiting taking God’s name in vain), he argues that because we have identified ourselves with Christ, that to say “I am” and to be insecure and to doubt ourselves is a violation of the third commandment.  Let me repeat, he is claiming that by doubting ourselves, we are violating a commandment against... Continue Reading

It’s disturbing how many articles and interviews I have seen just this week by professing Christian pastors and writers that are singing the message, “Love is god.” Even more disturbing are the droves of followers singing along. There’s this sense that doctrine divides and love unites. And as much as we may be hearing about... Continue Reading

A wife ought to respect her husband because he is her husband, just as he ought to love and honor her because she is his wife. Your husband might “deserve” it when you mock him, berate him, belittle him, and nag him, but you don’t marry someone in order to give them what they deserve.... Continue Reading

The Bible is profitable for correcting – it gives us the steps of change we need to follow where God wants us to be. And the Bible is useful for training – it tells us all the skills we need to acquire to live life God’s way. God has revealed many things to us through... Continue Reading

You could follow every application in every one of those books and you would still be discontent. We will all die dissatisfied, still longing for more. But. But those who die in Christ have the great promise that we will awake to all the pleasures, all the satisfaction we have ever longed for, and so... Continue Reading

By worldly standards, my grandpa wasn’t great. He didn’t have a single Facebook friend or Twitter follower. He never wrote a book, never spoke at a conference, never created a viral video. He didn’t have a popular blog. He never played a Super Bowl halftime show, never participated in the Olympics, never was featured in... Continue Reading