On Controversy

John Newton |  Founders.org July 8, 2017 With the new Great Divide in America having formed (Liberal Left and Conservative Right) I was reminded yesterday in church (thanks Bobby Crenshaw) of this gem. Social media has become a place of mud slinging even between “Christians” and is that the way “mature” adults really want to … More On Controversy

The Happy Christians

I love spending time with other brothers and sisters in the faith. As the old saying goes, some things are caught, not taught. So when I hang out with other believers, I’m constantly catching things. I become more like Christ because of them. And without a doubt, the most encouraging Christians to be around are … More The Happy Christians

51% of Churchgoers Don’t Know of the Great Commission – Barna Group

Matthew 28 is the most well-known biblical record of what is commonly referred to as “the Great Commission.” But a new Barna report reveals that a surprising proportion of churchgoing Christians lack familiarity with Jesus’ famous command to “go and make disciples of all nations…” Continued at Source: 51% of Churchgoers Don’t Know of the … More 51% of Churchgoers Don’t Know of the Great Commission – Barna Group

Are We Living in Hell?

Hell on Earth, the nightmare depicted by Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel in his mid-16th-century “The Triumph of Death” reflects the social upheaval and terror that followed the plague that devastated medieval Europe   I was recently having a conversation with a few “believers” and at one point in one of the guys said something to … More Are We Living in Hell?

How to Read the Bible Well: An Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics

by David Qaoud @ gospelrelevance.com Once I heard a story of a Christian’s method for deciding who and who not to date. An unbeliever asked her out, and she was stuck. She opened her Bible and read an obscure passage in the Old Testament that she believed gave her the green light to say “yes.” … More How to Read the Bible Well: An Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics

New Research Confirms That Abortion Hurts Women

The largely ignored findings run completely afoul of today’s narrative about how abortion is a benign procedure and the pinnacle of female empowerment. By A.D.P. Efferson   January 24, 2018 We know it’s a lie that abortion doesn’t harm women. We know this anecdotally, from talking with mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends who have had … More New Research Confirms That Abortion Hurts Women

The Law

We are not autonomous. That is, we may not live according to our own law. The moral condition of humankind is that of heteronomy*: we live under the law of another. The specific form of heteronomy under which we live is theonomy, or the law of God. God rules the universe by law. Gravity is … More The Law