As I pondered the central aspect of the Christian faith, Jesus, I began to become more convinced that Jesus was the Christ promised all throughout the Old Testament. He truly was the Son of God who came to save sinners like me. This Christmas, as with every Christmas, there is much to focus upon. All... Continue Reading

“Here‘s how Alan Jacobs is praying for everyone in Washington but president-elect Trump: I am praying that people in our government who hold some power power and possess at least a little intelligence will impede Trump, will place enough obstacles in his way that he will be able to do minimal damage to the body... Continue Reading

“The Task Force has mistaken a liberal arts education with a politically liberal education,” the Daily Princetonian editorial board wrote. “But serious academic inquiry is premised on a scholar’s commitment and ability to conduct research that is not guided by ideological presuppositions — be they of the left or right.”   As Princeton considers curriculum changes focused... Continue Reading

Now it’s because the university is clearly trying to block Adam Carolla and Dennis Prager from filming any scenes on campus for their upcoming movie about political correctness. In other words, as the Hollywood Reporter reports: “A funny thing happened to some right-leaning filmmakers trying to make their case that conservatives aren’t welcome on college... Continue Reading

“That’s why we don’t pray for God’s saving love based upon any kind of superiority over others. Rather, we plead that we are deplorable and deserve to be deplored. But that’s also the first step to becoming, in God’s eyes, an adorable deplorable.”   Living in Grand Rapids, where there’s a lot of Republican money,... Continue Reading

“When our ethnic and political identities fail us and show themselves to be weak, God shows Himself powerful. It is because of my identity as His redeemed child, an identity that transcends both racial and national identity, I can have hope and true satisfaction when despair and disappointment surround me.”   Advent is the season... Continue Reading

There are hundreds of thousands of children who are refugees and victims from the war on marriage, the attack on humanity, coming because of humanities pride and arrogance in seeking to go against the Maker’s instructions.  Who is counting the cost of the social disintegration that is occurring because of the foolish attempt not only... Continue Reading

Murphy said Christian groups not affiliated with the school sometimes visit the monument to commemorate the Haystack Prayer Meeting, and the outside visitors are important. Their visits, however, have to be balanced with the college’s “responsibility to past and future students.”   A monument honoring the formation of the first American missions society may be... Continue Reading

“The mistake is to assume that the current trend towards a larger secular population means that religion is giving up the ghost. As shown in the below chart, the data indicates the opposite. The number of Americans who are highly engaged with their faith has not changed very much.”   Pollsters in the United States... Continue Reading

Pol Pot believed human beings are blank slates who could, with enough force, be molded into any shape he chose. People don’t need friends they can trust or work that matters. To forge the “new socialist man” and enact his utopia, Pol Pot swept away the institutions of the old society—markets, businesses, churches, schools, as well... Continue Reading