The Voice of the Church
It is time for churches that see the evil of abortion to stand up and be counted—no matter the risk or the cost.
When the church is silent in the midst of a holocaust, she ceases to be a real church. Wherever human dignity is under attack, it is the duty of the church and of the Christian to rise up in protest against it. This is not a political matter, and neither is it a temporary matter.... Continue Reading
5 Ways Adult Children Can Honor Their Parents
As adults, how can we show our appreciation and love for our parents?
The real way to love and honor your parents is to simply just love and honor them, despite their flaws, despite the annoying things you disliked when you were a kid. Put up with whatever it is they do that annoys you. Do it, not because you’ll get a tangible benefit, but because they are... Continue Reading
All Other Ground is Sinking Sand
The Word of God is our most basic and solid foundation for all that we know, and for all that we want to say in apologetics
For this reason (among others), during the time of the Reformation, there was a radical shift in emphasis, from the medieval focus on the power of reason as a foundation of knowledge, to a central and foundational focus on the power and necessity of Scripture. This focus was the result, in part, of the biblical... Continue Reading
The Danger of Losing Amazement for Grace
How many of us are in need of being revived by the very grace that doesn't move us like it once did?
Familiarity with the things of God will cause you to lose your awe. You’ve spend so much time in Scripture that the grand redemptive narrative, with its expansive wisdom, doesn’t excite you anymore. You’ve spent so much time exegeting the atonement that you stand at the foot of the cross with little weeping and scant... Continue Reading
Being “nice” can’t happen without the Truth
In giving up Truth, does a society also become angry and ugly?
Being “nice,” of course, is not ultimately what the Christian walk is all about. But neither is it just a low-level option for those who are commanded by Scripture to “speak the truth in love.” Even the order of that commandment—truth first, love second—suggests that being “nice” can’t happen unless such behavior is rooted first... Continue Reading
On Upholding the Confessions of the Church: An Open Letter to the PCUSA
A letter addressed to the Moderator of the PC(USA) on a recent General Assembly action to redefine marriage
The action of last year’s assembly declaring itself free to propose amendments to the Book of Order in conflict with The Book of Confessions, thus disallowing the confessions any say-so over the government and life of the church, was a knowing and willing rejection both of the confessions and of good order. It was a... Continue Reading
The Greatest Threat to Marriage – It’s Not What You Think It Is
Given the stats on divorce and children born out of wedlock, marriage is not in a meaningful sense a legally binding contract.
One of the reasons it’s plausible for so many people to think Christians oppose same-sex marriage because they are bigots is because on the whole Christians have shown themselves to be much more fired up about homosexuality than about problems like divorce, adultery, and what was once known as illegitimacy (problems with which Christians themselves... Continue Reading
Idiot Wind: A Response to Barnabas Piper
Evangelicals need a richer vocabulary of politics and better social values if we’re going to say anything worth hearing about “gay marriage”
Piper seems to be confused about the difference between compassionate, loving friendship, accepting people as they are, and public discussion and action. The aim of the former is to know, love, and help an individual friend come to knowledge of God and true self-knowledge. The aim of the latter is the public, common good of... Continue Reading
Your Kids Aren’t Your Own
Do children belong to their parents or to the village?
As the ultimate private institution, the family is a stubborn obstacle to the great collective effort. Insofar as people invest in their own families, they are holding out on the state and unacceptably privileging their own kids over the children of others. These parents are selfish, small-minded, and backward. “Once it’s everybody’s responsibility,” Harris-Perry said... Continue Reading
Christian journalist: Don’t be beguiled by fads
Seek the tried and true
Christian journalists, you may be called to be an observing witness (vs. 18) to the apostasy of the Church. Don’t flinch from reporting the sins of the Church for it may very well be your truthful and courageous trumpeting (vs. 17) of the disobedience of the many that may save the faithful few. These are... Continue Reading
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