It has been fascinating to hear the diverse responses to the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision last week. To hear the reaction of some in the media and politics, you’d think that the Court had pulled the plug on the …
Another reason faith matters
As Wilcox notes, suicide rates tend to increase as people disengage from “society’s core institutions” like marriage and religion. As Christians, we understand that reality, because we recognize that humanity was created to live in community and in relationship with God.
Super Bowl Rejects
I read in the Christian Post that “The National Football League is continuing it’s more than 15-year partnership with World Vision to donate the multimillion dollar merchandise from the Super Bowl’s losing team’s pre-printed championship clothing to Zambia, Armenia, Nicaragua …
Billy Graham: Will we reach out or turn inward?
In a recent interview with Christianity Today online, Billy Graham celebrated the good things God is doing through today’s church, but offered some appropriate words of caution: “I’m grateful for the evangelical resurgence we’ve seen across the world in the …
Don’t Fear Adapting Methodology
Preachers must the difference between the message and the method. As preachers of the Word, we have a sacred duty to be true to the Word of God as revealed in scripture. But we have freedom in the methodology we …
Time to Stand With Our Leaders
In a recent article, LifeWay President Thom Rainer notes that destructive criticism of pastors is on the rise, and this trend requires action on the part of church leaders. He writes: “The first seven verses of Acts 6 tell the …
The Roots of Civility
In the aftermath of the tragic shooting in Tucson, pundits and politicians have called for a return to civility in public discourse. In his recent column in The New York Times, however, David Brooks observes that, at its core, civility …
Our Political Dynasties
Peggy Noonan has an interesting column in Saturday’s Wall Street Journal about the situation faced by today’s Democrats: the seeming inevitability of Hillary Clinton even as other, better qualified candidates go nowhere. She concludes: “Mrs. Clinton is so far ahead …
Slaves No More
There have been lots of news reports about the recent meeting of America’s Episcopal bishops and their reluctance to shift direction on the ordination of homosexuals in response to the appeals of the worldwide Anglican communion. (Click here for one …