“The current fight over Indiana [with regard to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act] is a real handwriting-on-the-wall moment for orthodox Christians and other religious conservatives, who now understand that the Left’s culture warriors, having won the gay-rights conflict decisively, are determined to shoot the prisoners.”

So started a recent column in Time Magazine entitled, “The Writing’s on the Wall for Christians.”

Our nation was told by homosexual advocates that “marriage equality (i.e. same-sex marriage) won’t impact you,” […]

Every year around Easter, a television program or magazine will advertise a headline that goes something like this: “Who Is The Real Jesus?” “Scholars” will be interviewed who wax on about their own “research” and “new discoveries” about Jesus, all the while leaving the viewer/reader with more questions than answers by the end.

And that’s exactly their point—that Jesus is a mysterious character and that we really can’t be definitive about who He is…

Hardly a day goes by when we don’t hear something about environmental issues, whether global warming, climate change, recycling, “going green,” clean energy, fracking, or the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency).

Why is it that those with a humanistic worldview are the most vocal and active about protecting the environment? Is “global warming” occurring in the dire manner that we often hear? Should Christians be more engaged in environmental issues? What is the most […]

…One pastor called the above passage from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount the scariest statement in Scripture. Imagine the horror of going through life thinking you’re a Christian and headed for eternity in heaven, but then standing before Christ on Judgment Day and hearing Him declare, “I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.”

According to this passage, a person can profess Christ as Lord and do amazing works in Christ’s name, […]

As major American institutions—business, politics, education, media, entertainment—increasingly reject anything biblical, Christ-followers in America are beginning to experience some of the marginalization and persecution that our brothers and sisters in the faith have encountered for millennia.

The cost could be the loss of a business or job for holding to the biblical view of sexuality, or perhaps being rejected or overlooked for a position—school board, teacher, scientist—for being “on the wrong side” of issues like evolution […]

It’s called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (or PTSD for short), and it “develops after a terrifying ordeal that involved physical harm or the threat of physical harm” (National Institute of Mental Health).

PTSD is most known for effecting war veterans (up to 20% of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans develop it according to a study by the Dep’t of Veteran Affairs). But it also impacts others who have experienced a highly stressful event like rape, kidnapping, […]

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Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, recently visited the United States, speaking to Congress, the United Nations, and hundreds of thousands more in Philadelphia.

Media coverage was almost non-stop to the extent that no other world leader has received so much or so favorable coverage (at least in my memory). This is somewhat surprising, considering the Roman Catholic Church has been riddled by child abuse scandals […]

Englishman Dr. Martin Lloyd-Jones is considered one of the most important and influential preachers of the last 100 years. A highly respected doctor, he gave up a burgeoning medical career to devote his life to looking after the health of men’s soul.

In an age today when pastors and churches spend lots of time focusing on “culturally relevant” worship music and settings and base their sermons on felt-need topics for “seekers” (unbelievers), the life and […]

God can and will use most anything to reveal Himself and impact a life. In the case of David Wheaton, God used a yellow Labrador named Ben to expand David’s understanding and appreciation for God’s saving and sustaining grace….

Every year around Easter, a television program or magazine will advertise a headline that goes something like this: “Who Is The Real Jesus?” “Scholars” will be interviewed who wax on about their own “research” and “new discoveries” about Jesus, all the while leaving the viewer/reader with more questions than answers by the end.

And that’s exactly their point—that Jesus is a mysterious character and that we really can’t be definitive about who He is.

Well, it’s […]