People complaining? Be even harder on them! This one’s a bit of a cheat, because it’s identified as being terrible advice. When Rehoboam was faced with rebellion and had to choose between easing the burdens of his people and increasing them, he ignored the counsel of the elders and went along with his stupid friends. The... Continue Reading

Exit polls only tell us about the people who have voted. While this point may seem obvious, misleading extrapolations based on exit poll numbers are the norm. For example, many people will look at the exit poll data and claim that 81 percent of (white) evangelicals voted for Donald Trump. But this is not what... Continue Reading

Fundamentally, infant dignity laws serve two purposes. First, they provide families closure and the opportunity to grieve. Second they ensure that the remains of unborn infants are not treated the same as discarded blood, tissue, or body parts removed from medical facilities, bedding, bandages, or syringes. Human beings deserve to be treated with dignity and... Continue Reading

Tullian has clearly begun to think of himself as someone who can teach in an Elder capacity. I commented recently that his post on was likely intended to be a sneak peak of his rumored forthcoming book. Similarly, I would be utterly unsurprised if we saw a formal call to pastoral ministry come from Spring Hills.... Continue Reading

From hallway conversations to Facebook and Twitter exchanges, we look at one another and ask, “How could you, as an evangelical, possibly support your candidate?” In times like these, we tend to imagine the worst in one another.   Donald Trump is now the president-elect. This fact is deeply discouraging for some evangelical Christians. Many... Continue Reading

“It may be we’ve reached the point that the only thing that would move evangelicals in more constructive directions would be outright persecution from the GOP itself. Short of that, it’s difficult to imagine evangelicals going elsewhere.”   Donald Trump’s race to the White House defied every prediction and expectation. From his controversial speech announcing... Continue Reading

“What should dictators in Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea expect? Will Trump feud with Republicans, make deals with Democrats, treat abortion as a bargaining chip, and halfheartedly defend religious freedom? Will he increase the national debt as much as Democrats have been doing?”   When the New York Mets won the 1986 World Series,... Continue Reading

Researchers at the University College London (UCL) have discovered the brain actually changes the way it responds when someone continues to lie. For the vast majority of people, the brain area known as the amygdala begins a rapid-fire response when a person is dishonest, producing uncomfortable emotions and unpleasant physical reactions…. But the UCL researchers... Continue Reading

And that is the crux of the matter: Jack Chick embodies a deeply fundamentalist, nativist section of the American right wing. But while in his stance, he willingly alienated potential allies — pro-life Catholics, very conservative evangelicals — his reach was extensive, and his influence vast.   Depending on whom you talk to, Jack Chick... Continue Reading

“In the years leading to the Civil War in the United States, Spurgeon’s stance against slavery ruined his reputation in the Southern states. His sermons, books, and tracts were censored and burned. Character assassinations were published. Many wished his demise.”   David once said, “There is only a step between me and death” (1 Samuel... Continue Reading