If you are a Christian, you know what it is to have a decreasing craving for particular sins which once had your heart in a stranglehold. Those old desires have been replaced and are continually beaten back by the sheer force of love for the risen Christ. Now, though you do it imperfectly, your highest... Continue Reading

I have much less patience for the other criticisms, which are grounded far more in far-left ideology than any kind of real-world experience. When international adoption is done correctly (and it typically is), kids are not taken out of some kind of Epcot Center of rich native culture only to land in America’s banal consumerism... Continue Reading

Piper notes that homosexuality is not “the worst possible thing imaginable,” but it is a brokenness—and all of us are broken in some way. I know I’m broken, and Piper points out the choice all of us have to make: “I can choose to let that brokenness govern me and turn it into sins. Or... Continue Reading

The recent Allen Iverson news, in particular, has caused many to revisit this issue in new ways. When thinking about what sustains success in the long-run we are foolish as a society if we think that social mobility can be sustained without moral formation. Athletes are people who should be treated with dignity and not... Continue Reading

Sadly, as in the antebellum period, many pastors failed to use their influence to challenge this incredible racism.4 Some opposed the display because of its evolutionary implications, and they were right to do so. In this instance, scientific theory needed to be confronted with a biblical view of humanity’s existence in the image of God.... Continue Reading

“Do I pursue justice or extend grace?” The truth is, I needed to do both. I reported the incidents and the men to the company. Then as I continued to talk openly with my faithful and godly community, by God’s grace I was able to extend grace. I was able to offer forgiveness to them... Continue Reading

A Biblical Christian worldview is therefore most concerned about caring for God’s creation because of his faith, not less so. The charge that Christians do not care for the earth is offensive on its face and categorically, historically, and theologically wrong at its core. A Biblical worldview caring for Creation is, however, a far cry... Continue Reading

I see a report like this one, and I can’t help but think that it smacks of agenda-journalism. This would not have been a story if the teacher in question had been released for adultery (which is also in violation of Catholic teaching). The only reason that this story registers is because it involves homosexuality.... Continue Reading

On the other hand, there are those who believe the role of the Pastor is “life change”, who “cast vision”, in an attempt to “live missionally” as they have a “conversation” about faith in “community”. Since the goal here is to create a vision, convince people of its worth, and call them to join it... Continue Reading

With apologies to Mercy Me, I can only imagine how this attitude is affecting young, upcoming pastors and seminarians. The expectation for a wife in ministry seems to be Rachel Ray in the kitchen, a runway model with fashion, Susanna Wesley as a mom, the Proverbs 31 woman in finance and a porn star in... Continue Reading