It has been a tenet in European and American thinking that men are only free when they respect each other’s freedom. If the courts can no longer guarantee this, then surely a community is in the process of dissolution. I was tried for a thought crime despite being an elected politician and the leader of... Continue Reading

A prominent conservative evangelical who was recently criticized for saying evangelicals need to repent of homophobia was extended an empathy card from an unlikely source this week. Brian McLaren, who is considered an emergent pastor and whose teachings are rejected by evangelicals, released an open letter to Dr. Albert Mohler on Wednesday, lamenting the ridicule... Continue Reading

(Editor’s Note: To be more correct, the headline should read ‘Leaders of member denominations and churches of the National Association of Evangelicals (i.e., Dr. Roy Taylor, Stated Clerk of the PCA and others in similar postions) favor Tim Pawlenty) With the presidential elections 18 months away, 45 percent of the country’s evangelical leaders are looking... Continue Reading

“I grew up in a Southern Baptist church, and I am eternally grateful for what I learned there — the truth that I learned and the biblical foundation that I have,” Chambers said. “But there was no way that I was ever going to tell anybody in my church growing up that I struggled with... Continue Reading

This is why her Tea Party credentials will be especially important; and it is also why her unique identity as a female evangelical may turn to her advantage. The simple fact that she, as a woman, is seeking to be Commander in Chief represents female empowerment—which appeals, at least symbolically, to moderate voters Of course,... Continue Reading

“The past is comprised in the word forgiveness. The whole of the future is in safekeeping in the faithfulness of God. And the future of his whole life is merged into one in the presence of God.” — Bonhoeffer As so many of you know, I have been on a remarkable pilgrimage through a surprising... Continue Reading

The Rev. Amy DeLong, 44, of Polk County, Wisc., was convicted today on a charge of performing a September 2009 same-sex wedding for a lesbian couple in Menominee despite a United Methodist Church ban on the practice. The 13-member jury’s decision was unanimous. In a 12-1 vote, the jury of Wisconsin Methodist ministers, called a... Continue Reading

Pastor John Piper recently sat down with fellow theologians D.A. Carson and Tim Keller for an important discussion – it was time to compare notes on their succession for their churches and ministries. The two pastors and professor (Carson), all in their 60s, wanted to first set something straight about aging during a videoed discussion... Continue Reading

About five years ago, when the Rev. Marlon Scott (a PCA minister) decided where to pursue his doctoral studies, he told his boss he probably hadn’t heard of the seminary where he wanted to enroll. Not only had the Rev. Mike Stewart heard of it, he was planning to study there too. On May 15,... Continue Reading

At both Duke and Gordon-Conwell, Pratt was a fellow student with Mark Dever, senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. A Southern alumnus and former chairman of the school’s board of trustees, Dever noted he is praying that Pratt and Southern Seminary will be “well used in growing Gospel obedience.” The Southern... Continue Reading