It was actually the advent of Christianity in the Roman Empire that changed all this. The Christians, with their high view of all life as created in the image of God, began saving exposed infants and providing for sick and elderly slaves who had been forced out of their households. They started orphanages, attempted to... Continue Reading

I cannot know, and consequently do not need to know, everything. But I do know the One who does. “The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good” (Proverbs 15:3). Satisfaction in that truth tames the soul, taking away the vain thirsts to know so many other... Continue Reading

The family’s story began around eight years ago. Ian and Alan, who met in 2003, were unsure whether they wanted children, but when Jeremy, who is a zoo-keeper, joined them as a partner in 2012, they started to discuss it. They were offered embryos by a female friend, Meghan.   The first polyamorous family in... Continue Reading

We should remember that the early English settlers in the New World left England accompanied by fears that they would pursue their “errand into the wilderness” and become barbarians in the process. Loved ones at home wondered how a people could cross an ocean and live in the wild without losing the literacy, the learning,... Continue Reading

Jeffries said the committee decided on the renaming once they discussed Lincoln’s treatment of Native Americans, and that the positive parts of his record cannot discount the negatives. ‘The discussion for Lincoln centered around his treatment of First Nation peoples, because that was offered first,’ he said. ‘Once he met criteria in that way, we... Continue Reading

While I do not know how to precisely weigh the various factors, such as cultural differences and legacies of oppression, selective immigration and institutional racism, in answering the question of why certain subgroups experience higher levels of success than others, it is beyond dispute that culture matters. Wilfred Reilly asserts “an especially important cultural variable…is... Continue Reading

We must reject identity hermeneutics, its veneration of personal identity, and its naive certainty in the objectivity of the marginalized. Like the identity politicians of our day, identity hermeneuticians are pitting classes within the church against each other, pandering to the most vocal communities, and profiting in manifold ways as a result. Instead, we must... Continue Reading

Obergefell, the 2016 Dear Colleague letter, and the naked use of the I.R.S. to punish cultural and political opponents together send a strong signal about where the left wants to take the USA. The old liberals retained some vestiges of Christianity and some willingness to tolerate those with whom they disagree. The contemporary left is... Continue Reading

There will never be perfect peace on earth until the Lord returns. And yet the fact is that although the Gospel hasn’t fixed this world in the here and now, historians will testify that Christianity has made the world better for everyone with its teaching on the dignity of all human beings as bearing God’s... Continue Reading

You need to be prepared for the coming debates that will affect your churches and communities. Just as states and localities have vaccination requirements for entry to daycares and public schools, we may soon see COVID vaccines required to engage in many areas of community life—perhaps even in churches. Discussions about such mandates should be... Continue Reading