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

Without loving the cross, preaching the cross, singing of the cross, and living near the cross, our attempts at diversity — even so-called Christian diversity — will succumb to the splintering effects of the curse. Such attempts will try to unite around something, but that something will fail to bring our hearts in tune. The only... Continue Reading

Because of the lockdowns and restrictions over COVID-19, 40% of American adults say they’re struggling with mental health and drug use. Because of the government reactions to COVID-19, up to 115 million people worldwide have fallen into extreme poverty this year. Abortion rates, suicide rates, crime rates, extreme hunger rates, and unemployment rates are all significantly higher across... Continue Reading

Not long ago many abortion advocates argued that abortion should be “safe, legal, and rare.” Hillary Clinton once claimed to hold this view. To be fair, many continue to see abortion as a tragic necessity. For these women, the pain of abortion is real, and they deserve our compassion. However, this view of abortion as... Continue Reading

In these days, where church gatherings are restricted and the Internet has become the greatest tutor of so many, we desperately need to think biblically about all aspects of life, including quarantine laws. Let me urge you to go read Leviticus 13–15 and consider if your practices of quarantine are something that resonates with God’s... Continue Reading

“The overall picture is dire,” the Rev. Dwight Zscheile, an Episcopal priest and professor, according to ChurchLeaders. “Not one of decline as much as demise within the next generation unless trends change significantly.” He said that at this rate, “there will be no one in worship by around 2050 in the entire denomination.” Although offering pledges... Continue Reading