The advent of “safe, legal abortion” didn’t interfere with Gosnell’s back-alley career. The grand jury’s account suggests that other abortionists treated him less as an outlaw than as a niche player in the abortion market. He earned a bad reputation in Philadelphia but received referrals from across the Eastern Seaboard. Many of the women dispatched... Continue Reading

On Friday, the BSA said it changed course in part because of surveys sent out starting in February to about 1 million members of the Scouting community. The review, according to a BSA statement, “created an outpouring of feedback” from 200,000 respondents. “While perspectives and opinions vary significantly, parents, adults in the Scouting community and... Continue Reading

The foolish man builds on sand….No, he’s not stupid.  He’s foolish.  No doubt he thinks he is building on solid ground as he gives ear to popular opinion or the latest scientific speculation or religious plurality or his own sense of fairness. But the wise man admits he is error-prone and in needed of God’s... Continue Reading

The contest is open to all current and/or graduating seminary students who are members in good standing with one of the NAPARC member churches. Content & format:  Entries shall address a problem or topic in the field of American Presbyterian History… and must demonstrate a high level of scholarship in their composition.   The PCA... Continue Reading

A bomb exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon moments after Berti finished the race. Two days later, he was in his home state of Texas when he saw a fertilizer plant explode near Waco. “I was just like, ‘I can’t believe this!'” said Berti, who said he had never witnessed an explosion... Continue Reading

Word of the Boston bombings hit Twitter before they hit CNN or any other news network. And as the video clips of the bombings began to emerge, my heart responded in shock and horror. Our hearts are wired to respond to atrocities like this, whether we’re near or far from the scene. Humans are complex... Continue Reading

He began to speak and write, but behind the scenes struggled with alcoholism, even as he pursued treatment. Besides two relapses—one in 1980 and a second in 1993—he remained sober, but not before his addiction cost him his marriage. He and his wife divorced after 18 years together. He chronicled his battle and heartache in... Continue Reading

For Spurgeon the sovereignty of God was not first argument for debate, it was a means of survival. He was not joking when he quipped, “I dare say the greatest earthly blessing that God can give to any of us is health, with the exception of sickness. . . . Affliction is the best bit... Continue Reading

I was baptized an Episcopalian. I grew up in California in basically a very secular family. In 10th grade, I went to boarding school in New England and started dating the daughter of the headmaster, who was an Episcopal priest. She was a very strong Christian, and still is. And I married her. She convinced... Continue Reading

Officials warned sexually active gay men to beware of the potentially deadly health threat because Shaad’s case was detected in Los Angeles County. Tests were being done to see if the strain of illness is similar to the meningococcal infections that circulated among gay men in New York City and infected 22 people, resulting in... Continue Reading