I have two friends—yes, it’s true, I have friends—who recently experienced disturbing neurological symptoms that suggested possible stroke or brain tumor. One lives in Canada. This friend reported the symptoms immediately, and the physician ordered an MRI—which was . . . . Continue Reading »
Frank Turk is not (to say the least) persuaded by my arguments against torture. Generally he thinks I am not Christian in my reasoning.He gives us two reasons for this.He thinks I am being cagey about what Paul is saying in Romans 13 about the state. Turk says:Paul is endorsing the function of . . . . Continue Reading »
We’re only nine days into 2010 but I think we’ve already found the unbeatable candidate for “political apology of the year”: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) apologized today for referring to President Barack Obama as “light skinned” and “with no . . . . Continue Reading »
My dear colleague JMR —I think you are being a little more than a little cagey in your angling here to condemn torture outright. You say you are trying to narrow down what Paul means by endorsing the Roman “ministry of the sword”, but I think you’re simply trying to avoid the . . . . Continue Reading »
I am thankful for Jeremy Pierce’s thoughtful reply to my posts on torture. You can find it here.If I do nothing else, perhaps my opposition to torture in this space will provoke more posts such as this one. In that case, my posts will have served a good purpose and perhaps merit the praise . . . . Continue Reading »
I wanted to make one observation about John Mark Reynolds’ recent posts on torture. One of the things that has struck me over several years of considering this question from a Christian point of view is that arguments against torture are either (a) implausible and conflicting with actual . . . . Continue Reading »
Only the Christian is in a position to judge clearly how basically unsatisfying it is for man, both as an individual and as a social being, to have as his ultimate goal the civilizing and humanizing of the world, because he himself has found his own fulfillment in the person of Jesus Christ. . . . . . . . Continue Reading »
The beginning of a New Year is a time to reflect on God’s kindness and goodness to us, but we are often concerned and fearful about the future. What will happen this year? Will we make it through another trial? Can we survive another hard year?In the face of an uncertain future, our hope as . . . . Continue Reading »
What is the role of government?What is justice?Hard questions, but a man should pray what he believes and I weekly pray the following:We beseech thee also, so to direct and dispose the hearts of all Christian Rulers, that they may truly and impartially administer justice, to the punishment of . . . . Continue Reading »
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