Bakery Bullies
LGBT groups are leading a hateful intimidation campaign against Christian cakemakers.
“I know that we’re called to stand for truth and righteousness. Sometimes that can cause problems,” Klein said. “I’m more than willing to take on the problems that come with it to stand up for God’s work. I’m in the middle of it, but this is God’s fight.” On a cold morning this past... Continue Reading
Looking to Get Married? Try a Christian College
Study finds many at Christian colleges end up getting married.
The study found that among Facebook users who were married college graduates and over the age of 25, about one in four (28 percent) had attended the same college. (There were several caveats, such as not including people who didn’t list their college in their Facebook profile, or being unable to say whether the romance... Continue Reading
What’s Wrong With Joel Osteen?
Osteen's messages lack a sense of evil and unfairness.
For a few years after I first saw Osteen, I followed him, read his books and listened to his sermons sometimes… then I stopped. I don’t mean this in any way personally. I have no reason to think he’s other than a good guy spreading the Word as it comes to him. But I personally... Continue Reading
Howard J. Cleland, 95, Former President of Belhaven University, Called Home to Glory
Cleland served as a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church in America at both First Presbyterian Church and Trinity Presbyterian Church in Jackson.
In 1961, Cleland was named president of Belhaven University (then Belhaven College) and served until 1978. He strengthened Belhaven’s commitment to academic excellence based on strong Christian principles. He also expanded its facilities, increased enrollment and broadened its number of degrees. Howard Jonathan Cleland, 95, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, went home to... Continue Reading
A Friend of Sinners and No Friend of Sin
The gospel requires both repentance and relationships.
We must not think of relationships with non-Christians primarily as dangers but as opportunities. Do we go out into the world hoping for conversion or expecting contamination? Jesus never apologized for getting on the inside with outsiders. It was his mission. What kind of doctor refuses to see patients? What kind of farmer refuses... Continue Reading
An Aging Maverick, Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong Has No Regrets
An interview with Spong on his life, his influence, and his newest book on the Gospel of John
“I was simply interpreting a rising consciousness,” he said. “Whether it was race or women or homosexual people, the issue was always the same: fighting against anything that dehumanizes a child of God on the basis of an external characteristic.” Now, he said, “I feel mellow,” his soft drawl burnishing the tone of reflection. “And... Continue Reading
Creationist Group Challenges Atheists With ‘Thank God You’re Wrong’ Billboards
Answers in Genesis has posted billboards in New York City and San Francisco
“This was a way to publicly make a statement, to show that we’re being bold about our faith, to challenge these atheists and to help direct people to answers that we have on our website.” The billboards will have the brief message “To all of our atheist friends: Thank God You’re Wrong” and the URL... Continue Reading
New York Magazine Interviews Pious Catholic Who Turns Out to be Supreme Court Justice
Antonin Scalia may just be the most interesting Christian figure in the federal government today
So what exactly is on the Supreme Court justice’s mind? After talking some constitutional law, coarsened public manners, and, increased political partisanship of society, attention shifted to the justice’s Roman Catholic convictions. Scalia’s commitment to faith is well known; one of his sons is a priest in the Diocese of Arlington. In his interview, the... Continue Reading
Air Force Officials Decide They No Longer Need God’s Help
The U.S. Air Force appears to be systematically removing the phrase “so help me God” from the oaths of office
However, the phrase “so help me God” is in fact mandatory and required by law in all oaths of office taken by military officers and enlisted personnel, as well as federal employees and federal judges and justices. The only federal official not required by law to use this phrase is the president. The language of the presidential oath... Continue Reading
Puritan Help for 21st Century Church Conflict (Part 1)
Unchanging wisdom from the past fitted to handle church conflicts today
Baxter is a Puritan from the 1600s who wrote a massive (nearly 1000 pages), yet massively helpful, book called A Christian Directory. It was re-released in 1990 with a money-Foreword by J.I. Packer, who wrote, “It is the fullest, most thorough, and in this writer’s judgment, most profound treatment of Christian spirituality and standards that has... Continue Reading
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