Seventeen people — mostly dance students — attended that first meal in 2010. The afternoon ended with somewhat of an impromptu performance. “We put on a performance of ‘Nutcracker’ while we were clearing the table,” Don Hubele said with a smile. “They were all doing ballet while they’re washing dishes.”   Belhaven University student Kerry Jones... Continue Reading

If unbelieving Josephus could see the wisdom in making it a custom for God’s people to gather to ‘every week’ at the expense of ‘desert[ing] their other occupations’ to ‘obtain a thorough and accurate knowledge’ the law of Moses, doesn’t it seem like all the more important for believing Christians to gather together to obtain... Continue Reading

I thought they were just bigots, wrote one journalist, but Peter and Hazelmary Bull’s sincerity on the BBC made me realise “bigot” was entirely the wrong word. That was the conclusion of one hardened journalist, who does not share the Bulls’ beliefs, but thinks it is a shame they have been taken to court by... Continue Reading

“The passages that Mefferd has identified appear to be copied almost verbatim from the Carson New Bible Commentary. Merely changing a few words, such as ‘unschooled’ to ‘uneducated’, is likely not enough to skirt liability for copyright infringement,” Greenberg said. “The only relevant defense that I could see Driscoll having is independent creation–that is, he... Continue Reading

Furtick’s house will be more than 8,500 square feet of heated space, with nearly that many more feet of porches, pavilions, and garages. It has five bedrooms and seven bathrooms. The station needed a helicopter because the house sits on a 19-acre lot surrounded by gated communities and similarly sized mansions, posted with no trespassing... Continue Reading

There has been something called the Seeker movement. Near as I can tell, this is the church version of Walt Disney’s High School Musical, often with in-house rock bands, interpretive dancers, and comedy teams. You’ll hear them say things like, “We’re the church for the unchurched.” I wonder if they realize what a Catch-22 phrase... Continue Reading

He warns that we should not make virtue so high that no one can attain it and vice so dastardly that no one feels in danger of it…. Similarly, Witherspoon warns against being too slow to sympathize with sufferers and too quick to point them to heroic fortitude.   Toward the end of his Lectures on... Continue Reading

Abbie was violent and had fits that went on for hours, tantrums on steroids. Jennie points to recent research about trauma that children experience in the womb as an explanation for why Abbie struggled. Abbie has been diagnosed with reactive attachment disorder, along the lines of post-traumatic stress disorder for children. Before Abbie, Jennie said... Continue Reading

Tennessee is one of 11 states that currently provide state constitutional protections for abortion rights, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights. In Tennessee, the state supreme court ruled that the state constitution accords women abortion rights in a 2000 decision that said several state laws restricting abortion—including two-day waiting periods after counseling before abortions... Continue Reading

A Festschrift entitled The Pure Flame of Devotion was presented to Haykin by Steve Weaver, who edited the volume along with Ian Clary. Over two years in the making, The Pure Flame of Devotion features a foreword by Dr. Russell Moore and 23 essays on the history of Christian spirituality by such leading scholars as... Continue Reading