Pharoah created jobs for us. Moses led us away from those jobs. Even though those jobs helped to complete public infrastructure. Even though they were green jobs, where we used our muscles and our backs instead of fossil fuels. Moses could have been part of the ruling class in Egypt. He chose . . . . Continue Reading »
This past Sunday, I did something generally considered verboten in conservative evangelical circles. I went to church without my Bible. No, I haven’t cast aside the primacy of the Word in exchange for platitudes, and my reading of the Scriptures was no less than on any given Sunday. The . . . . Continue Reading »
This came up in my tweet_stream last night:I’m sure my friend Paul Edwards will deal with that question a few times in the next few weeks (and until the legislation is either overturned or something much worse happens), but I read that question a few times and was left scratching my . . . . Continue Reading »
Why don’t pro-life evangelicals have much to say about the Annunciation—or the unborn Jesus? Ted Olsen raises that question in an intriguing article at Christianity Today : One might expect American evangelicals to be among the most enthusiastic celebrants of what is known as the . . . . Continue Reading »
Just about every evangelical church has lay people positioned as elders and teachers, rarely with formal theological training. Obviously, formal training doesn’t necessarily make one a good teacher, but it gives warrant to the belief that the person has a certain degree of knowledge of what . . . . Continue Reading »
Readers who enjoyed Matthew Hanley’s Should Catholic Charities Settle for Harm Reduction? , today’s On the Square article, may also want to read his new book Affirming Love, Avoiding AIDS: What Africa Can Teach the West , soon to be published by the National Catholic Bioethics Center. . . . . Continue Reading »
From StrangeMaps : The US is one of the world’s biggest countries, with one of the world’s most numerous populations [1]. The 23rd Census of the United States, now under way, will provide us with updated information on the current size of America’s population, but until then, . . . . Continue Reading »
This blog post was originally published in the Fall 2008 issue of The College, a magazine of St. John’s College. The College asked alumni to describe a book that was important in their lives.RESONANT VOICESTo the shock of every Johnnie, no book has changed my life! I believe only authors are . . . . Continue Reading »
Mars Hill Church Public Relations Director Nick Bogardus interviews Michael S. Horton, the J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary California. Dr. Horton is the president of White Horse Media, for which he co-hosts the White Horse Inn, a nationally . . . . Continue Reading »
The fat lady hasn’t sung. A large majority of the people want opponents of Obamacare to keep fighting it, according to a CBS poll. From the story:A CBS News poll released Wednesday finds that nearly two in three Americans want Republicans in Congress to continue to challenge parts . . . . Continue Reading »
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