Salt and Light: FrontLine

By Gordon Dickson | May 23, 2024

FrontLine | Volume 34 • Number 2 In the corrupt and tasteless darkness of this world, Jesus gives us hope. With a remarkable series of blessings that we call the Beatitudes, He explained how His followers become the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Have you noticed how each new day…

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Abortion Is on Your Ballot: What Can You Do?

By Gordon Dickson | April 16, 2024

What is the leading cause of death worldwide for the fifth year in a row? Abortions – 44.6 million in 2023, destroyed three times more human beings than the second place killer, communicable diseases. Even in the U.S., where the Supreme Court found (in June 2022) that there is no constitutional right to abortion, the…

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What Is Conservatism?

By Kevin Bauder | March 27, 2024 |

After the Second World War, three thinkers established an intellectual foundation for modern conservatism in America. The philosophical case for conservatism was articulated by Richard M. Weaver in his book Ideas Have Consequences. The link between political and economic freedom was established by Friedrich Hayek in his volume The Road to Serfdom. A comprehensive history…

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Understanding Christian Nationalism

By Michael Miller | November 1, 2023 |

Christian Nationalism was not even on my radar until this past year. Its resurgence during the Covid era caught many of us by surprise. In this brief survey of Christian Nationalism, I hope to answer six questions: What is Christian Nationalism? Why is Christian Nationalism surging? Is Christian Nationalism biblical? Can Baptists embrace Christian Nationalism?…

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The Queen Is Dead. Long Live the King

By Don Johnson | September 20, 2022 |

I appreciated Kevin Schaal’s post yesterday in response to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and the United Kingdom. That’s quite a list, but…

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Salt & Light in Your City and State

By Gordon Dickson | July 20, 2022

Good Stewardship of Your God-given Citizenship “Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour [influence], wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city…

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Overturning Roe Isn’t Enough

By Don Johnson | May 17, 2022

All on the conservative side of politics, whether Christian or secular, take heart in the leaked Supreme Court document. It appears the document will form the basis of a hopeful decision soon forthcoming. The extreme reactions of some makes one wonder if the pressure will cause one justice or another to waver, but so far…

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Why Is Abortion Wrong?

By Josiah Sansone | May 6, 2022

Roe V. Wade lies on the brink of reversal. If you crawl out from under your rock for a moment, you can see the uproar caused by the leak from the Supreme Court of the United States. While many reaction videos and tweets have flooded the internet, I thought it may be helpful to explain…

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Reacting to the Supreme Court Leak

By Chuck Hervas | May 3, 2022 |

I am not an “expert” on the US Supreme Court, but I am a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court, a federal court practitioner, and I participated in 2 arguments before the High Court. Here are a few random thoughts about the latest bombshell from the Court– 1) The release of a draft…

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