Death Is For Real
Amid a flurry of bestsellers promising firsthand proof of Heaven's existence, Ed Dobson takes a brutally honest look at the pain of terminal illness and the difficulties of dying well
Seeing Through the Fog: Hope When Your World Falls Apart (David C. Cook) offers the lessons Ed Dobson has learned while dealing with a disease that kills slowly and painfully. In one of the Ed’s Story videos, he says, “Every person knows that they are going to die. The difference is I feel it with every... Continue Reading
Canadian High Court Upholds Pastor’s Right to Oppose Homosexuality, Criticizes ‘Hate Crimes’ Law
A Canadian high court rules in favor of a local pastor, dismissing an appeal that sought to overturn a lower court decision upholding his right to oppose homosexuality
The Alberta Court of Appeals upheld the opinion of the Court of Queen’s Bench, stating that Boissoin has a right to express his beliefs on matters such as homosexuality as long as they are focused on a behavior and not a specific person. In ending a decade-long battle, a high court in Canada... Continue Reading
‘Ex-Gay’ Men Fight Back Against View That Homosexuality Can’t Be Changed
Ex-gay men are often closeted, fearing ridicule from gay advocates who accuse them of self-deception
“If I’d known about these therapies as a teen I could have avoided a lot of depression, self-hatred and suicidal thoughts,”…. He was tormented as a Christian teenager by his homosexual attractions, but now, after men’s retreats and an online course of reparative therapy, he says he feels glimmers of attraction for women and is... Continue Reading
Hurricane Sandy’s Impact on the OPC
But we are not yet aware of any loss of life and little loss of property in the many reports we have received.
We are thankful to hear of many desiring to help. It is reasonable to anticipate opportunities for teams or individuals to help both on Long Island and in the Toms River area. Thank you for your patience in allowing us the time required to coordinate this response effort and to allow the first responders to finish their work of making conditions safe for us to enter.
The Vindication of Mark Regnerus
How many children were raised by two women staying together from the child’s first birthday to his or her eighteenth? Just two.
Regnerus conducted eminently defensible scientific research, making decisions about research design and analysis “within the ball park of what other credible and distinguished researchers have been doing within the past decade. We should conclude that where accusations of an ideological axe to grind are concerned, they should not be directed at Regnerus, but at his... Continue Reading
The Lowest Common Denominator
Political television ad shows what its creators really think of women
“Who’ll be the first reporter to ask President Obama how he’ll explain to his daughters why he approved a TV ad equating voting for him to having sex?” –Mollie Hemingway, Media Critic Forget the fact that a sitting president has his name on it. Forget the fact that the overall message lacks meaningful... Continue Reading
Holy Change, Holy Sexuality
Christopher Yuan urges students to reach out with humility to those suffering from same-sex attraction
Rather than putting so much emphasis on homosexuality and heterosexuality, Christians should focus on “holy sexuality,”… Holy sexuality includes faithfulness to one’s spouse in marriage and in singleness, abstinence. This idea is not to act as a justification for homosexuals, but rather as a focus for Christians to humble themselves and pursue faithfulness to God.... Continue Reading
Is CCEF Anti-Science?
CCEF likes science. Of course, everyone likes science—there is no news in that
CCEF is occasionally identified as anti-science, especially psychological science, but this is not the case. We are interested in careful and modest science. When we find it, we work to understand it as part of a larger reality. By that I mean, once we have a reliable observation, we want to “retell” that observation in... Continue Reading
The Most Overlooked Doctrine
One of the most overlooked doctrines today is that of God as Creator
There’s a more fundamental and foundational life than the Christian life: that is, “creature life.” Before we are Christians, we are creatures; before God is our Savior, He is our Creator. And He’s not just made us, but in His Word (via sound interpretation) and in His world (via sound scientific research), He instructs us... Continue Reading
The Facebook Facade
Students say the social network designed to bring people together often leaves them feeling alone and dissatisfied
Many college students Hill sees say they feel very alone after reading Facebook posts, thinking everyone else is having a much better life than they are-an effect that many counselors refer to as “Facebook depression.” Like most other college students, Michael Anderson uses Facebook to keep up with family and friends. But reading... Continue Reading