The conservative alternative to libertarianism is necessarily more complex. It is the teaching of classical political philosophy and the Jewish and Christian traditions that true liberty must be appropriate to human nature. The freedom to enslave oneself with drugs is the freedom of the fish to live on land or the freedom of birds to... Continue Reading

It was a big week for Lookout Mountain’s David Caines. He was named president of Kenco Logistics. Then on Sunday night it was announced that his family won the top $100,000 prize on “America’s Funniest Home Videos” on ABC TV. (Editor’s Note: David is the son of PCA Minister J. Render Caines of Covenant PC,... Continue Reading

Barbara Bush, Pope John Paul II, and Olympiad are bursting forth in magnificent color before my very eyes. I sit on our front porch, seeing my reflection in the iPad screen, squinting to see the words I am writing, because of glare (We should have upgraded to the anti-glare model, I think to myself), and... Continue Reading

In her letter of resignation, Johnson said that she made this decision in order to allow the Board an opportunity to consider multiple options in addressing its leadership needs as it moves forward in the wake of the resignation several weeks ago of its executive director, Jerry Dykstra. Sandy Johnson, the Director of Denominational Ministries... Continue Reading

Face it; on our own, we don’t have enough power to blow our noses. We need Him. He is the game changer! #1 – Burnout I once heard someone say, “I would rather burn out than rust out.” Uh…BOTH are bad because NEITHER of them finish well. Too many people in the ministry work themselves... Continue Reading

Editor’s Note: This story is about David Robertson, pastor of St. Peter’s Free Church of Scotland. American readers will recognize him as a contributor to these pages as well as a frequent visitor/speaker at the Twin Lakes Fellowship conferences. A Dundee minister has condemned a comedy show being staged by a committed atheist directly across... Continue Reading

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary mourns the loss of Carl “Chip” L. Stam, one of her most beloved and influential professors, who passed away May 1. Stam battled an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma since Spring 2007. Born March 10, 1953, he died at age 58 Stam came to Southern in 2000 to serve as... Continue Reading

On Monday, March 28, three groups came together to sponsor what became known as ‘The Justice Event’. The three sponsoring groups were “Hope for New York,” the Redeemer Church Diaconate and “Grace & Race ministries”. Details on these three groups can be found at the end of this story. The event was planned for two... Continue Reading

“All persons of good will can rejoice that the U.S. military has successfully ended Osama bin Laden’s career of terror. Sadly, since 9-11, many church voices have insisted that Christianity mandates pacifism. Hopefully there will be greater appreciation for The Church’s historic stance that God ordained the state to punish the wicked.” President Obama announced... Continue Reading

Rob Bell wasn’t misquoted or attacked as he claims. Rather, the Michigan megachurch pastor was the one who threw the “grenade” at evangelicals, said the author of the new book Counterfeit Gospels. “For a very popular, charismatic, evangelical pastor to come out and call the traditional view of hell as toxic, misguided, and for him... Continue Reading