Overnight the Republicans have discovered that the Goldman Sachs fraud case is not only a club that Obama can use to beat them into submission over regulatory reform, but also a club that the Republicans can use to beat Obama for turning his administration over to the Giant Vampire . . . . Continue Reading »
If you asked St. Augustine why he believed in an immortal soul, I suspect he’d look at you quizzically, raise an eyebrow, and utter a dismissive, “Because St. Paul did!” Of course, there are large groups of Christians who might accept the rationale for Augustine’s answer while . . . . Continue Reading »
I taped an interview for CNN about the Connecticut lawsuit by two would-be death doctors, seeking to legalize assisted suicide—a crime in CT—by having a court redefine assisted suicide by doctors of the terminally ill into “aid in dying.” Once so . . . . Continue Reading »
Since we’re discussing evangelicalism, it might be useful to answer the question, “What does it mean to be evangelical ?” While the term has a limited range of application, referring to specific traits, churches, convictions, and practices within Christianity, its denotation is so . . . . Continue Reading »
David : I’m a big fan of Collin Hansen, but his article that you refer to in Christianity Today contains some unintentionally misleading points—and misses the true change that is taking place within evangelicalism. For example, he quotes Michael Horton saying that, “Warren’s . . . . Continue Reading »
With the ongoing discussions about Bruce Waltke’s video at the BioLogos website and his subsequent resignation from RTS, as well as the long comment thread here at Evangel about events in Genesis, I thought I would post some thoughts about the relationship between science and religion that . . . . Continue Reading »
Wow! Well, I’m sure there’s nothing I can say to turn of the spigot of comments on the Mormon question – both here and at our sister blog (First Thoughts), where they are up to 140+, I think. (One thing I have learned, at least, is that there are really quite a few . . . . Continue Reading »
Those interested in learning more about Eastern Christianity, Catholic and Orthodox, may be interested in this year’s Orientale Lumen conferences , being held in early June through early July. There are three this year, one at Seton Hall University in northern New Jersey, one in Washington, . . . . Continue Reading »
I had half of my day blocked out for the kind of assignment at HBU I would normally avoid. Our student life director wanted me to help interview candidates for Mr. and Ms. HBU. When I was an undergraduate, I avoided student life activities and spent most of my time with Intervarsity Christian . . . . Continue Reading »
I’ll be on the Kudlow Report at 7 p.m. talking about collateralized debt obligations (CDO’s). My crib sheet: There is very clear case for CDOs: the most obvious is that they are now an important vehicle for loans to medium-sized business at a time when the banks have reduced their loan . . . . Continue Reading »
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