David Miller actually published a book in 1974 (which I discovered much later), entitled The New Polytheism. In that book, Miller gave this prediction: at the death of God, we will see the rebirth of the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome. It was a confusing prediction: the rebirth of the gods? What does that... Continue Reading

“Despite some institutional reform, individual leaders of the church have largely escaped public accountability,” the grand jury says in the report. “Priests were raping little boys and girls, and the men of God who were responsible for them not only did nothing; they hid it all. For decades.”   What just happened? Last week a... Continue Reading

The numbers are chilling. It may be that these events actually took place to show the Ambassador how willing these groups are to fulfill the nefarious agenda they have in the works for Nigeria. It has also shown how fragile Nigeria really is as well.   There is no other way to put it but... Continue Reading

It is the radically different interpretive strategies prescribed by the friend/foe distinction that explains how it is that we can draw such sharp lines in the face of a relatively smooth continuum of possible positions. Consider: on any political or theological question, there are generally a vast range of possible positions that could coherently be... Continue Reading

Whatever was happening, it was happening on a scale and with a rapidity that was beyond the ability of the traditional culture keepers to grasp. When the left finally realized what was happening, all it could do was try to bail out the Pacific Ocean with a spoon.   Two years ago, I walked downstairs... Continue Reading

It was a spectacle designed to highlight First Amendment values, event organizers said. “If you’re going to have one religious monument up then it should be open to others, and if you don’t agree with that then let’s just not have any at all,” said Satanic Arkansas co-founder Ivy Forrester, who helped organize the rally.... Continue Reading

“Syrians, Afghans, and Iranians are on our doorstep and many of them come with great openness to the message of salvation in Jesus. This is our new reality. We can either stand on the shore of disbelief and incredulity or we can hop on the tidal wave God has created.”   Much fear surrounds the... Continue Reading

“Under the draft guidelines created by Education Scotland, NHS boards and the Scottish Government, children will be told in classrooms that ‘Your gender is what you decide.’ The guidelines, set to come into effect in 2019, say, ‘Your sex is what you are told by a doctor when you are born. Most people are told... Continue Reading

PRRI found that 46 percent of Americans believe owners of wedding-related businesses should be allowed to refuse their services to same-sex couples based on their religious convictions, while 48 percent of Americans believe business owners should be compelled to provide their services to such couples with no conscience exemption from antidiscrimination laws.   In the... Continue Reading

In museum after museum and nation after nation, I see objects that tell of humanity’s obsession with war and and worship. Behind these two themes we see humanity’s never-ending attempt to destroy our relationship with our fellow man (that’s war) and to destroy our relationship with God (that’s worship).   This is my year of... Continue Reading