Few Things Are More Dangerous Than the Quest for Cultural Acceptance

Few Things Are More Dangerous Than the Quest for Cultural Acceptance – “How can Christians resist the temptation to pursue respectability? Here are four suggestions.”

A Subtle Attack Against Motherhood

A Subtle Attack Against Motherhood – “There is a trend in social media that makes it seem as though we are fighting our way through the torture of raising children, as if they are like an enemy.”

Believers in an Unbelieving World: How the Early Church Engaged Society

Believers in an Unbelieving World: How the Early Church Engaged Society – “In four short phrases, Peter compresses a vision for engaging society that reverberates through the writings of the early church as they navigated a pagan world.”

Quarantine Is Not a Good Option

Quarantine Is Not a Good Option – “We need to expose our children to small doses of evil in our world and talk with them about why those things are wrong and harmful. By doing this, we can build up their immunity against the evil they will encounter in the future. This approach is more successful because parents are showing their children how to handle evil and giving them the tools they need to navigate their world.”

We Don’t Need Cops in the Pulpit — We Need the Yoke of Discipleship

We Don’t Need Cops in the Pulpit — We Need the Yoke of Discipleship – “Paul demonstrates the value of devotion to the Lord, not devotion to the cause—and there is a difference. From his chains in Rome, Paul gives us at least four reasons he doesn’t take the bait.”

A Sexular Society

A Sexular Society – “We used to live in a religious world, where your religious belief defined who you were—it was where you got your identity from…But things have changed, now we live in a secular world—one, in a sense, stripped of religious input.”

What Are Atheism and Secularism?

What Are Atheism and Secularism? – “Fallen men and women seek absolute autonomy, that is, complete independence from God. The greatest expression of autonomy is freedom from the constraints of divine authority and governance.”

The Shriveling of the American Soul

The Shriveling of the American Soul – “The WSJ poll is depressing, but Christians can take heart. We have the solution in the power of the gospel and the witness of the church.”

Sex and Christ Crucified

Sex and Christ Crucified – “In our culture, sexual relationships are where Scripture seems most contrary to the majority opinion, and the majority opinion affects us more than we realize.”

How Should We Handle Outrage?

How Should We Handle Outrage? – “This is a difficult time. Evil is called good, while good is called evil. Objective truth is disdained. Feelings are divinized. God is mocked.” 

 

Work Well in an LGBT+ Environment

Work Well in an LGBT+ Environment – “Being a loving, uncompromising, and effective witness calls for courage and wisdom. Here are six suggestions to help you navigate these turbulent waters.”

The Decay of the World and the Love of God

The Decay of the World and the Love of God – “The next time you are faced with the sheer depravity of this world, allow it to point you beyond the evil of man to consider the purposes of God.”

Kamala Harris Omits ‘Life’ and ‘Creator’ From Declaration of Independence During Abortion Speech

Kamala Harris Omits ‘Life’ and ‘Creator’ From Declaration of Independence During Abortion Speech – I don’t often post such stories but this extreme.

Why Draw the Line Here?: E.J. Dionne Asks Why Conservative Christians Continue to Resist Gay Marriage

Why Draw the Line Here?: E.J. Dionne Asks Why Conservative Christians Continue to Resist Gay Marriage – Al Mohler gives a clear response.

When Were Christians First Regarded as Intolerant “Haters”?

When Were Christians First Regarded as Intolerant “Haters”? – “In the midst of the high octane culture wars of the last ten years, Christians have been labelled all sorts of things: intolerant, bigoted, arrogant, narrow, dogmatic, just to name a few.”

Opposing Gay Marriage May Seem like a Lost Cause. History Suggests It Isn’t.

Opposing Gay Marriage May Seem like a Lost Cause. History Suggests It Isn’t. – “Christians should stop trying to guess what will change in the future and simply speak as faithful witnesses to what hasn’t and won’t change: God’s vision of the common good.”

David French and the Future of Orthodox Protestantism

David French and the Future of Orthodox Protestantism – “It is now clear that orthodox Protestants, specifically evangelicals, do not own the country. Whether they ever did is a matter for debate; that they thought they did is indisputable.”

3 Steps Christian Institutions Take from Orthodoxy to Sexual Immorality

3 Steps Christian Institutions Take from Orthodoxy to Sexual Immorality – “It might be presumptuous to imply the path from orthodoxy to heterodoxy is the same for all institutions. Yet there does seem to be a recurring pattern that includes three steps.”

The Disastrous Moral Harm of California’s Transgender ‘Refuge’ Bill

The Disastrous Moral Harm of California’s Transgender ‘Refuge’ Bill – “What’s being promoted is a false view of the self under the auspices of moral autonomy and freedom — especially toward children and youth — that is at odds with basic biological and moral realities.”

 

Progressive Views on Sexuality Will Ultimately Fail

Progressive Views on Sexuality Will Ultimately Fail – “The traditional view of marriage and sexuality is the standard of the church’s teaching. There’s to be no deviation.”