Chalke is a good example: in the past, he was revolted by the idea that God could be angry with sin; that requires a redefinition not only of salvation but also of sin itself. Those who reject God as angry with sin tend, historically, to reduce sin to disrupted relationships between human beings. Sin is... Continue Reading

Common phrases in evangelicalism today include “I felt led to…”, “God told me to….”, and “The Lord laid it on my heart to….” I cringe every time someone uses these phrases because I’ve heard so many unbiblical endings to them. In fact, I’ve seen people’s lives take a million tough twists and turns because they... Continue Reading

The universal church, but especially the churches in America, needs to have a responsible public witness that doesn’t exchange the Gospel for a political agenda but does relate the Gospel to the wider culture and political reality. The institutional church should not be routinely endorsing or opposing legislation, but should be giving lay people the... Continue Reading

Campolo said he doesn’t want to minimize teachings about how to be saved and go to heaven after you die, but it isn’t the major emphasis in the teachings of Jesus. He said Jesus instead emphasized a kingdom relevant in the here and now.   The church of the future will focus less on saving... Continue Reading

The Pastor Search Committee of Grace Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Peoria, Ill., announced on Sunday, January 13, 2013, its recommendation of TE Bryan Chapell to serve as Senior Pastor. Dr. Chapell is currently serving as the Chancellor of Covenant Seminary in St. Louis. He had served as President of Covenant Seminary since 1994. Dr. Chapell... Continue Reading

There is one thing on which many Christians today agree–we need genuine revival. Faced with rising violence, economic recession, and a growing sense of despair, we recognize that our fundamental challenge is not political or social; it is spiritual. And because such challenges require divine insight and strength, we can benefit from reviewing the landscape... Continue Reading

The biggest crowds ever for the annual March for Life protest are expected to hit Washington January 25 as hundreds of thousands attend the 40th anniversary rally to protest the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, according to organizers. The march, expected to attract tens of thousands more than the record 400,000... Continue Reading

Planned Parenthood, which prefers to be described as a women’s health organization rather than the go-to abortion source it’s largely known as — is reporting a record year for both abortions and taxpayer funding.   Last year about this time, Planned Parenthood was in the headlines after the Susan G. Komen foundation cut off funding... Continue Reading

I wrestled for absent friends, for the ingathering of souls, for multitudes of poor souls, and for many that I thought were the children of God, personally, in many distant places. I was in such agony from sun half an hour high till near dark that I was all over wet with sweat, but yet... Continue Reading

Last Wednesday, the third day of this year, I was working at my desk at school when Christie called me on my cell. She said a jumble of things [in my mind] but also something close to, “some men just came into our house…they put a gun to Karsten’s head….and put him in the closet.”... Continue Reading