A Kingdom that Cannot Move

Thomas Overmiller What does the Brexit vote mean to you? Or, closer to home, what about the prospect of an unindicted President guilty of gross negligence, among other things? Or a President with seemingly no moral scruples? If you are a born-again child of God, it shouldn’t mean much at all.

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Global Warming

Kevin Schaal and Mark Bouslog In early February of 2006, eightysix prominent evangelical leaders, including Rick Warren, inaugurated the “Evangelical Climate Initiative,” seeking legislation on global warming. The initiative immediately sparked a reaction from politically active evangelicals such as Charles Colson and James Dobson, declaring that “global warming is not a consensus issue.”1 Since that…

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What Should a Christian Do?

David Harper Any Christian who watches the news in our day will certainly experience distress. We hear some politicians say ridiculous things; then we listen for other politicians “on our side” to answer—and sometimes there is a deafening silence. As we observe our culture spiraling downward into a moral abyss, we can become burdened, grieved,…

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Should We Legislate Morality?

Joel Arnold For years I have been perplexed when it comes to religious liberty. Should gay marriage be illegal? Definitely. What about adultery? Not so sure. No question in my mind that heroin should be illegal. But should we outlaw alcohol too? One over-worn stock phrase is that “you can’t legislate morality.” And in fact,…

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The Eclectic Web–Charismatism and more

The Pentecostalism and Charismatic Movement have long been a concern for their popularization of aberrant beliefs and practices. Their influence on evangelicalism as it is today is surprising, given their relatively brief history. One source of information on the movement is data gathered by the Assemblies of God. This article provides many links to their…

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Eclectic Web–Freedom in the UK

Christian blogger Jon Gleason rightly points out the danger in this story, Legal action against Christian bakers is ‘a crushing blow to religious liberty’ in his blog post discussing it: The Death of Freedom. Briefly, the story is about a Christian baker refusing to bake a cake with a slogan, “Support Gay Marriage”. Please note…

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The Eclectic Web – June 20, 2014

More on SBC: Ken Silva weighs in on the Southern Baptist non-decision we mentioned last week. This is a serious matter. Churches and Christians who have considered entering into some kind of connection with the SBC should pause, read, and consider whether the SBC is clearly a safe haven in a time of spiritual storm.…

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Woe to Them that go down to Egypt for Help

Don Johnson Isaiah 31:1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD! A major theme of the first half…

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What Can We Do?

Keith Hamblen As believers feel increasingly marginalized in our secular culture, it’s tempting to simply withdraw. Political involvement doesn’t seem to be working, so why even try? God established the three institutions of family (Gen. 2:21–24), state (Gen. 9:6), and church (Matt. 16:17, 18). Most Christians seem to actively and even aggressively participate in two…

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