The “LGBTQ community” is a vast fiction. The Ls are suspect of the Gs’ machismo and promiscuity. Both suspect the Bs refuse to pick a side and the Ts are confusing the categories. After all, the Ls and Gs are nearly as clear about what a man and woman are as we are here at... Continue Reading

In the US there is supposed to be a strict separation of church and state, so you would think that the state would not be funding church work. Think again. The bishop who gave President Trump a lecture on refugees is part of a church which received $57 million for helping resettle refugees.   They... Continue Reading

“Vice President Vance’s speech was a much-needed reflection of the dire state of fundamental freedoms in Europe. Adam Smith-Connor was prosecuted and convicted on the basis of his silent thoughts—it doesn’t get much worse than that in a society that claims to be free. When individuals can be interrogated, arrested, prosecuted, and convicted for silent... Continue Reading

The apostle James summed up our situation best when he wrote, “You do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes” (James 4:14).   In the insurance and business worlds, you’ll hear people refer to “acts of God.” This... Continue Reading

The Alliance Defending Freedom legal advocacy group suggests that simply “having a conversation about abortion in your OWN HOME while the windows are open” could now be a criminal offense in Scotland.   A 74-year-old woman has become the first person to be charged under Scotland’s new abortion buffer zones law. The quiet, unthreatening pensioner... Continue Reading

In January 2018, a Pew Research study showed that the number of American converts to Islam is almost equal to the number of those who abandoned the faith. There is virtually no growth in the number of Muslims. This study also concluded that about 25 percent of adult Muslims raised in the United States no... Continue Reading

Work was meant to be an expression of what Christ called the greatest commandment— “‘and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no... Continue Reading

Christians often fail to distinguish between the toleration and practice of sin. Daniel, like Joseph, had little choice but to tolerate idol worship among those he governed even while he would never personally practice it. Likewise, an authority may favor civil liberties that enable society to sin, but this is not the same thing as... Continue Reading

Amid the exchange of blame between Rwanda and the DRC, M23 recently claimed control of the eastern Congolese city of Goma. Local Christian leaders have pledged to work toward peace and harmony among neighbors. Meanwhile, John Samuel, Open Doors’ legal expert for sub-Saharan Africa, described the violence as taking place “in a context of impunity,... Continue Reading

The cross does not dismiss suffering, nor does it merely repurpose it for self-improvement. Instead, it transforms suffering by situating it within a redemptive story that neither denies pain nor lets it be the central character. The cross is not the measuring stick by which all suffering must be compared, but the place where all... Continue Reading