As the testimonies from this trial are made public, our stomachs should be turning, our hearts should be grieving, and our heads should be bowed. I am no sensationalist. I find no pleasure in grotesquely reported and detailed accounts. However, this is one trial and the details of which every citizen of this country should... Continue Reading

The Gettys find much of their inspiration these days in their collection of old hymn books, which stands not far from the piano in the living room of their Nashville home. Kristyn Getty said she often thumbs through the indexes of those hymn books while she’s working on new lyrics and looking for ideas. The... Continue Reading

Dr. Chad Van Dixhoorn was trained at Westminster Theological Seminary (M.Div., Th.M.) and the University of Cambridge (Ph.D.). He is a distinguished scholar and author, having recently published The Minutes and Papers of the Westminster Assembly, 1643-1652, a five-volume work with Oxford University Press (2012).  He has taught Church History and Practical Theology at RTS/Washington... Continue Reading

It seemed obvious to me that the reporter at the Washington Post who writes so prolifically and passionately about abortion rights would cover this story. She says, however unconvincingly, that a major abortion story suddenly isn’t her beat. OK. Fine. So who at the Washington Post should be covering this major story with national implications?... Continue Reading

I struggle with wanting my ministry life to be stable, comfortable, and secure. I long to own a home (we have lived in three church houses now) and paint the walls the colors I would like to paint them. I want to be in a place that my kids say, “I grew up there.” This... Continue Reading

Dr. Michael Kruger, president of the Charlotte campus, said, “There are few professors that have shaped the Charlotte campus like John Oliver. His passion for faithful expository preaching, his love of Christ-centered worship, and his heart for missions has transformed an entire generation of pastors. He will be deeply missed.”   Dear Friends, With deep... Continue Reading

Urgent prayer is needed for Dr. Newt Wilson, our dear friend, and former President of Belhaven. He has had a series of medical complications, that appear will not be solved without a liver and a kidney transplant. Newt is on the list for a transplant, but he’s not been stable enough to move up the... Continue Reading

Let me state the obvious. This should be front page news. When Rush Limbaugh attacked Sandra Fluke, there was non-stop media hysteria. The venerable NBC Nightly News’ Brian Williams intoned, “A firestorm of outrage from women after a crude tirade from Rush Limbaugh,” as he teased a segment on the brouhaha. Yet, accusations of babies... Continue Reading

Robert Ingersol and Curt Freed are the gay couple in question, and they had been customers of Stutzman for over ten years. So the florist wasn’t refusing service to gay people in general. The florist simply didn’t want to participate in a same-sex ceremony. She describes what happened when Ingersol asked for her to provide... Continue Reading

The woman who defined the teenage years of many of us — and we all live a lot of our lives in our teenage years — has gone. As I thought of Hill today, I also thought of the film, The Iron Lady, an elegy to the erosion of power and of life itself that... Continue Reading