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Collin Garbarino
Dr. Levatino testified before Congress regarding the realities of abortion. His description is difficult to listen to, but Americans need to know what is really going on. Watch to the end. He ends with comments on the topic of abortion and women’s health. In discussing saving women’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Yahoo Sports reports that basketball player Kevin Durant had his tattoo finished. The religious tattoo covers Durant’s entire back and includes a basketball-wielding angel, a portrait of Christ, and a verse of scripture. The scripture is James 1:2-4. Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when . . . . Continue Reading »
G. K. Chesterton wrote, Science in the modern world has many uses; its chief use, however, is to provide long words to cover the errors of the rich. A rich man cannot be a thief. He must be a kleptomaniac. America, the richest society in the history of the world, applies this use of . . . . Continue Reading »
I don’t usually keep up with Mark Driscoll and his Mars Hill Church, but today I read a tweet that led me to this recent video from his Resurgence ministry. In the video, Driscoll tells Christians that they need to learn from each other, rather than criticize each other. He’s speaking . . . . Continue Reading »
A few weeks ago, I wrote about some of the controversies plaguing Southern Baptist colleges. In one of these controversies the administration of Louisiana College dismissed three religion professors, in spite of the fact that they all affirmed the school’s statement of faith. Kevin McFadden . . . . Continue Reading »
Robert Downey Jr. is back as Tony Stark in Iron Man 3 . I found his performance every bit as delightful as previous installments. Though still witty, Tony Stark has lost some of his brashness in this movie. His encounter with aliens in The Avengers has left him shaken and . . . . Continue Reading »
Geza Vermes died today from a reoccurrence of cancer. Religious studies has lost one of its most erudite and colorful scholars. Vermes was born to Jewish parents and converted to Roman Catholicism with them before WWII. After the war he became a Roman Catholic priest, but then returned to . . . . Continue Reading »
Student loan debt is scary. That’s the message of this video. In B-movie style, this short film dramatizes that many young Americans are suffocating under their student loans and other debts. The problem is all too real, but most Americans still take out student loans without a thought. . . . . Continue Reading »
Summertime in America. Its a different kind of season. Kids are out of school. Parents are taking vacation days. The weather is warm, the beaches are full, and even the most business-minded among us loosen the collar just a bit. Summer has a slower pace, and that slower pace makes it the . . . . Continue Reading »
Kermit Gosnell’s attorney, Jack McMahon, made his closing arguments yesterday. In his statements, he attempted to make Gosnell seem like a respectable businessman who cares about his community. World Magazine reports that the attorney tried to convince the jury to look past the fact . . . . Continue Reading »
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