We seem largely unable to judge people by the times and the societies in which they lived. Yet we can be quite oblivious to our own sins. We see very clearly what are admittedly beams, not mere motes, in the eyes of those of other times and places, but we don’t even get a glimpse of... Continue Reading

Emboldened by the Supreme Court’s declaration that all who oppose same-sex marriage are haters, the only thing that will keep Christ-haters from giving Christians a choice of silence or jail will be the social left’s sense of what it can get away with. As Edmund Burke wrote when reflecting on the French Revolution, “In the... Continue Reading

Appleton will have a full firefighter’s funeral. At 11 a.m. Friday, his body will be placed onto a firetruck with a procession to Riverside High School in Quincy. The procession will go through the communities of Rand and Belle along Old U.S. 60 and off Orchard Avenue. A public memorial service is scheduled at noon... Continue Reading

Together with Princeton Ph.D. candidate Sherif Girgis, George and Anderson released “What Is Marriage?: Man and Woman: A Defense,” a 150-page book that has become go-to material for conservatives looking to argue against gay marriage. The trio also wrote a similar article for the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy. Ryan Anderson has planted... Continue Reading

A faithful pastor, he was also actively involved in local ministries and various positions in Rocky Mountain Presbytery. He served on the board of Evangelical Christian Academy (ECA), including a number of terms as chairman of board. He was an adjunct professor at New Geneva Seminary in Colorado Springs where he was a popular instructor... Continue Reading

Andrew Hoffecker, Charles Hodge.  A beautifully written biography of a delightful Presbyterian leader and hero. This has become my favourite Christian biography of all time.  I wish I had written it; no – I wish I was even remotely capable of writing it. As I am not, reading it is the next best thing.   I... Continue Reading

For considerable stretches of his short life, Tyndale was hounded across Western Europe by spies and agents from the hypocritical king of England, Henry VIII, the Pope and by the Holy Roman Emperor. It was the Emperor’s net which closed in on him in the end. By then, even to have known Tyndale let alone... Continue Reading

Federal judges have dismissed lawsuits from other schools like Wheaton College on the grounds they aren’t experiencing immediate harm from the mandate. Judges will likely decide on the merits of the ongoing lawsuits like Geneva’s after the Department of Health and Human Services issues a finalized contraceptive mandate in August.   A federal judge granted... Continue Reading

Rev. Grant Lowe, a member of the Pacific Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in America, has been called as the next chaplain at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Ga. He will be moving from Pasadena, where he served as assistant pastor of Grace Pasadena Church (PCA).  He also served as Coordinator of Campus Ministries at... Continue Reading

According to the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, about two-thirds of all Hispanics in America identify as Catholics, but that percentage is dropping. As the Southern Baptist Convention’s Richard Land has noted, Iglesia Bautista congregations (and other evangélico churches) are springing up across the country. Hispanic immigrants came “here to work, we’re evangelistic,... Continue Reading