Joel 2:12–192 Peter 1:2–11Matthew 6:1–6, 16–21Return to the Lord Your God with All Your HeartWith Jesus, we set our face toward Jerusalem. We make our pilgrimage with Him by the way of repentance, and thus return to the dying and rising of Holy Baptism. Each day He summons you to . . . . Continue Reading »
It is astonishing to me the fervor with which some in the life sciences seek to dismantle the very concept of human freedom. The latest example comes from Penn biologist Anthony R. Cashmore in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , in an article in which he claims that human free . . . . Continue Reading »
It is astonishing to me the fervor with which some in the life sciences seek to dismantle the very concept of human freedom. If they have their way, we will go from, “The devil made me do it,” to perhaps, “My genes made me do it,” or, “My genes as mediated by my . . . . Continue Reading »
HSUS—Humane Society of the United States—is an interesting organization, what I call a “stealth” animal rights group. Unlike PETA, it doesn’t pitch the animal rights dogma of human/animal moral equality, nor does it explicitly call for an end to all animal . . . . Continue Reading »
Lord Acton famously wrote that “power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” a statement frequently quoted and all too often accepted at face value. Mark Earley’s modification is an improvement:But remember this: power corrupts, but power itself is not . . . . Continue Reading »
The Netherlands vividly illustrates how euthanasia/assisted suicide cannot logically be limited to the restricted category of people diagnosed with a terminal illness. Since euthanasia began there under official sanction—first decriminalization and then formal legalization—the Dutch have . . . . Continue Reading »
CNS news has the goods on Rashad Hussain, the 31-year-old Indian-American whom Obama just appointed as America’s first ambassador to the Organization of Islamic States. A few years ago, Mr. Hussain was a vocal defender of an accused (and later confessed) funder of the Islamic Jihad, . . . . Continue Reading »
I keep bringing stories like this up because the animal rights movement’s propaganda has seriously eroded the public’s support for animal research—not to the point that a majority oppose it—but the numbers should be limited to strict animal rightists, and it’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Ken Starr is going to be named the new president of Baylor University. Already, there have been rumblings. Here in Houston, where I live, the pastor of Ecclesia church Chris Seay, who is a well known author, has already suggested people should join him in sending a statement to the Board . . . . Continue Reading »
Here is the video from last night’s CBS evening news, in case you were unable to see it:Watch CBS News Videos OnlineHis book is available here. . . . . Continue Reading »
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