[Ed. Note: We posted our 2021 position statements on June 17, 2021. In light of Kevin Schaal’s article yesterday, we’d like to revisit the…
Whoopi Goldberg was suspended two weeks from The View for stating on air that the holocaust was not about race. The Atlantic characterized the comments…
Leviticus 18:5 looms large in law-grace discussions. The verse states, “Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he…
Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Jesus saith unto her, Woman,…
Covid descended upon me in December, and our home became very quiet. Due to potentially coughing every time I wanted to speak, words were few…
In a long interview with Joe Rogan on Tuesday Jordan Peterson related his newfound understanding of the relationship of the Bible to truth. He had…
We had a deacon’s meeting this week in which we rejoiced in the financial blessings God has given our congregation through a very uncertain economic…
One cannot help being somewhat repulsed at the strikingly short-sighted response of King Hezekiah recorded in 2 Kings 20:19. “Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good…
God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth (John 4:24). During the week, how much time…
Titus 3:12-15 At the risk of over-stereotyping, please allow me to suggest that typical Midwestern Americans (and Americans in general) tend to function in an…
Revelation 3:1-7 How can we come back from the dead? What steps would we, as a church, take to return from near lifelessness? We can…
The Arizona Democratic party this weekend censured Senator Kyrsten Sinema for not voting to get rid of the Senate filibuster—a parliamentary practice that has been…
There lurks within every human heart an intractable rebel, bent on refusing the rightful lordship of Jesus Christ. There is, of course, no answer to…
Some of this blog’s readers have known me for many years, but I’m quite sure you didn’t know this: I was once a secret agent…
When Christians speak about open doors, we often mean something different than when Scripture uses this phrase. In Scripture, “open doors” usually refers to –…
Recently, I came across a fascinating article entitled, “The U.S. Birthrate Has Dropped Again. The Pandemic May Be Accelerating the Decline.” There are a variety…
[This is an article worth reading for any student of recent Christian history and the relationship of fundamentalism and evangelicalism to an increasingly hostile culture. …
Bible verses, in and of themselves, are a good thing. What about printing them on t-shirts, bumper stickers, fast drink cups, socks, underwear, or baby…
What makes a thing “sacrilegious and blasphemous”? We’ve seen the terms connected to recent events. Much of the ensuing discussion expresses dismay at the actions…
Over three decades serving as a pastor I have had opportunity to witness many trends and fads in church life. Terms like “seeker” and “emergent”…
