Tim and Kathy Keller wrapped up their three-part series on marriage this week by talking about one of the most debated, and oftentimes hated, topics when it comes to tying the knot: submission. Speaking on the Focus on the Family radio program, the couple who helped start Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, explained... Continue Reading

Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.), who supported Cook’s nomination, called the visa refusal “outrageous” and said the White House’s silence on the issue could have long-term consequences. Chinese officials denied a visa to a top State Department envoy and refused to meet with her to discuss issues of religious freedom days before this week’s high-profile... Continue Reading

Americans who are also Christians can take this a step further. Could God be signaling His people in the United States that He still has major tasks for us in strengthening the work of His kingdom around the world? The evangelism and education of His people, both here and in other nations, are not yet... Continue Reading

“HB 1 recognizes that human life begins at conception and also declares that unborn children and their parents have protectable legal interests The immediate effect of HB 1 will be to create a civil cause of action for the wrongful death of an unborn child to enable parents to sue a third party for damages... Continue Reading

Union University professor C. Ben Mitchell will testify before a congressional committee Feb. 16 regarding the Department of Health and Human Services’ recent decree that religious organizations provide contraceptives and abortifacient drugs to their employees. The hearing will be broadcast live at 8:30 a.m. Central time at oversight.house.gov (Editor’s Note: Union University is a Southern... Continue Reading

The Christian community in Syria has been hit by a series of kidnappings and brutal murders; 100 Christians have now been killed since the anti-government unrest began. A reliable source in the country, who cannot be identified for their own safety, told Barnabas Aid that children were being especially targeted by the kidnappers, who, if... Continue Reading

“In generations past, there was far less talk about ‘compatibility’ and finding the ideal soul-mate,” widely respected preacher Timothy Keller recently wrote in Relevant Magazine. “Today we are looking for someone who accepts us as we are and fulfills our desires, and this creates an unrealistic set of expectations that frustrates both the searches and... Continue Reading

“America’s greatness lay in a good, a moral, and a virtuous people.” Liberty was a good thing, but the Founders sought “well-ordered liberty” through “moral cultivation” of citizens. In other words, Santorum has shown conservative evangelicals that they can have their liberty and legislate private morality too. Last month, when prominent evangelical pastors and political... Continue Reading

Many of the outrages are perpetrated by groups the West is conditioned to thinking of as minorities, especially Muslims in general. But the response of the Western secular leaders to these monstrous events has been achingly slow. Perhaps the gravest under-publicized atrocity in the world is the persecution of Christians. A comprehensive Pew Forum study... Continue Reading

The burden to cover contraception shifts to the insurance companies, but an earlier exemption for religious groups will not change. The Obama administration announced today a small shift in an earlier position on who covers contraception, but observers are still voicing concerns over how his administration exempts religious groups. Religious organizations will not have to... Continue Reading