“It is the good tidings that God has revealed concerning Christ…. All mankind was lost in Adam and became the children of wrath, and was put under the sentence of death. God, though He left His fallen angels and has reserved them in the chains of eternal darkness, has… provided a way of atonement to... Continue Reading

Tis the season for resolutions. Most resolutions center on stopping some perceived negative behavior (like over eating, smoking, or spending beyond one’s means) or starting some perceived positive behavior (like working out, living more simply or more intentionally). No doubt you’ll make some resolutions; I know I will. For Presbyterians, some resolutions in 2012 will... Continue Reading

Show your electronics that Jesus saves and ring in the New Year with a piece of Jesus toast; freshen your breath with one of the famous Testa-Mints (found in your nearest Christian bookstore) before slapping on your Jesus Save sandals to go buy a bobblehead football Jesus. Are these items harmless, or humorless and offensive?... Continue Reading

Using words that Thomas Jefferson would echo more than a century later, Williams argued merely for a “hedge or wall of Separation between the Garden of the Church and the Wilderness of the world.” Williams saw God’s garden as too precious to be contaminated by the profanity of human politics. Review of Roger Williams and... Continue Reading

Gordon, who helped lead the campaign against the judges, said the fear of a divided social conservative vote is widespread among the state’s evangelical clergy. However, few have actually reached out to candidates, he said. Brad Cranston, a pastor from Burlington, said he too is worried that social conservatives will split their vote and lose... Continue Reading

The Newwark (NJ) Post is reporting that two abortion doctors, Steven Chase Brigham and Nicola Irene Riley have been charged with murder in connection with a botched August 2010 abortion procedure at a secret Elkton, Md. facility. Brigham, 55, of Voorhees, N.J. was arrested in Camden, N.J. by homicide detectives there on Wednesday night. He... Continue Reading

McDowell (teacher) asked Glowacki (student) his views on homosexuality — and when Glowacki said expressed his religious viewpoint, McDowell ordered him out of the classroom and threatened to suspend him. He then asked the rest of the class if there was anyone else who was offended by homosexuality, and kicked out another student who raised... Continue Reading

Not only are we a religiously fluid nation, we’re also a porous one. Beliefs, for instance, once considered exclusive to the New Age movement have seeped into the mainstream. Twenty percent of Christians, and slightly more of the public overall, say they believe in reincarnation, according to Pew. Editor’s Note: As a reminder, it is... Continue Reading

Not so long ago, the postmodern pedophiles had help in defining down their deviance from the American Psychological Association. In 1998, the association published an article in its Psychological Bulletin that concluded that child sexual abuse does not cause harm. The authors recommended that pedophilia should instead be given a value-neutral term like “adult child... Continue Reading

On Christmas Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 1941, 17 days after the dastardly attack on Pearl Harbor, Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, 70 years ago, Holland residents gathered in CentennialPark and Hope Memorial (Dimnent) Chapel for a 7 p.m. community carol sing and an 11 p.m. carol service. Beginning in 1918, following World War I, the Holland park... Continue Reading