The dabblers’ intolerance

by David T. Koyzis

Dabblers are compelled by their very dabbling to disdain those who will not dabble and who persist in believing the truth claims of one particular religion. Continue Reading »

26 Oct 2012

Young “Evangelicals” and the Gospel of Doubt

by Sarah J. Flashing

It is the right thing to do. Listening to the questions and doubts of those who are struggling with belief in God, the nature of scripture, doctrine or how to think about the subject matter of the culture wars. No one truly begrudges the spiritual journey of another. But seriously, I think . . . . Continue Reading »

18 Jun 2012

Is Your Faith a Fraud?

by Sarah J. Flashing

Part of the responsibility of ministry leaders is having an awareness of influences that have guided the minds of our culture and, therefore, the church. No church exists in a vacuum and to varying degrees, everyone has had ideas and beliefs shaped by the world around them. So it is with great . . . . Continue Reading »

18 Apr 2012

Redemption of a White House Insider

by Gayle Trotter

“I said to the president, ‘You should have taken me by the lapels and tossed me onto Pennsylvania Avenue for what I have done.’ He said to me, ‘I forgive you.’”Gayle recently spoke with Timothy S. Goeglein, author of The Man in the Middle: An Inside Account of . . . . Continue Reading »

14 Nov 2011

What Biblical Womanhood Is Not

by Sarah J. Flashing

Most days I just don’t want to go there. While I disagree with my friends on the egalitarian side of the gender role debate, I think they know I respect them and their studious work on the subject. But I believe we have reached a point in the debate, at least at a popular level, where we find . . . . Continue Reading »

4 Oct 2011

The Moral of the Story…Is There One?

by Sarah J. Flashing

“Christianity isn’t a list of rules, it’s a relationship” is how the cliché goes and I’ve never been very fond of it. While I agree that Christianity is about the transformative power of the gospel in the real lives of God’s children and not about keeping . . . . Continue Reading »

24 Aug 2011

A Giant Passes

by Carl Scott

John Stott has passed away. The English evangelical leader who inspired so many American believers. When I was a student leader in InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, it was a source of pride that our organization was linked to this man. He’s probably most famous for Basic Christianity and The . . . . Continue Reading »

20 Aug 2011

Is “Christian” the New “Gay”?

by Gayle Trotter

Gayle recently spoke with D. Michael Lindsay, sociologist, newly appointed president of Gordon College, and author of multiple books, including Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite.  Lindsay spearheaded a study of former White House Fellows (an elite . . . . Continue Reading »

2 Aug 2011

On Rejecting “Evangelical Feminism”

by Sarah J. Flashing

Our culture seems to be in a tug of war over who represents the truest form of feminism. The political landscape has no doubt opened up this can of worms with Bachman and Palin discussed as examples of “evangelical feminism.” Both of these women have proven that women are capable and . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Aug 2011

When an Oasis is Really a Mirage: Why are Evangelicals Ignoring the Pluralistic Agenda of a Denver Women’s Center?

by Sarah J. Flashing

Women need to hear from other women. This is a truth impressed upon us through stories in scripture about women like Ruth & Naomi and Mary & Martha. In scripture, we see that women are called to teach and influence other women about how to live out their lives to the glory of God, and . . . . Continue Reading »

19 May 2011