*Posted by Winston Hottman At the Baptist Press, Dr. Russell Moore explains how Christians should react to the so-called war on Christmas: That ought not make us angry. It ought to instead give us an opportunity to understand how we look to our neighbors. They see us more in terms of our trivialities than in terms of the depths of meaning of Incarnation and blood atonement and the kingdom of … Continue reading
*Guest post Dr. Denny Burk. Dr. Burk serves as Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Boyce College in Louisville, KY. This piece originally appeared on his blog, Denny Burk. As you have probably already heard, Kate Middleton is pregnant. Her offspring will be third in line for the English throne. The media have been abuzz with the news. In fact, I would say that they have been downright obsessive about … Continue reading
*Posted by Barry Creamer Worldwide, more than half of marriages are arranged. Some people automatically assume the practice to be a violation of human rightssomething of a barbaric throwback to the cave where the terms swinging and the club were joined together directly rather than with the word at. The good side of arranged marriages is that the divorce rate is extremely low and self-reported happiness (in broad strokes) is … Continue reading
*Posted by Winston Hottman The answer may surprise you. According to one study, the Amish faith is the fastest growing in the United States: The American Amish population has boomed during the past few decades. A study released this summer by Ohio State University in Columbus found that the Amish are growing faster than any other faith-based group in the US, with 60 percent of all Amish settlements in the … Continue reading
*Posted by Kirk Spencer First the Dodo marked out a race-course, in a sort of circle, (the exact shape doesnt matter, it said,) and then all the party were placed along the course, here and there. There was no One, two, three, and away, but they began running when they liked, and left off when they liked, so that it was not easy to know when the race was over. … Continue reading
*Posted by Winston Hottman AsRepublicans scramble to make sense of the significance of the 2012 election, Matt Anderson offers some insightful thoughts on the implications for socially convervative Christians. After suggesting that social conservatives may be pressured to take a back seat among political leadership, he reminds us why we should not be discouraged: Its not going to be an easy season for social conservatives, especially for those who are … Continue reading
*Posted by Winston Hottman Is the rise of liberalism among young evangelicals a reality or a media-driven myth? Joe Carter and Matt Anderson disagree on the extent of liberalisms popularity among the group. Carter: Since 2007, the media has attempted to present young evangelicals in the Millennial generation (age 18-25) as increasingly liberal on social issues and more likely to vote for Democrats. But a new study by the Public … Continue reading
*Guest post by Brandon Smith. Check out more of Brandons blogging at Project TGM. In 2010, I co-planted a church with a few other men in the Wylie, Texas area. As we spent countless hours planning everything from location to bank accounts to the constitution, I was asked several times, Why are you wasting your time planting a church in the Bible Belt? This question was usually followed up with … Continue reading
*Posted by Kirk Spencer I heard that God was booed at the DNC. At first I thought it wasnt true. I thought that the booing was not directed toward God but toward the fact that the term God-Given was being taken out of the Democratic National Platform. And then a kind person set me straight. The leaders in the Democratic Party had already removed the hyphenated word God-given from the … Continue reading
*Posted by Winston Hottman In an interview with Collin Hansen, Tim Keller and Al Mohler discuss the complexities of discussing moral issues in a culture that cant agree ona definition ofhuman well-being:
