Calif. Lawmakers Approve Ban on Sexual Orientation Change Efforts for Teens
The bill that would not allow those under 18 years of age to undergo sexual orientation change efforts "regardless of the willingness of a patient" or a "patient's parent."
In a 51-22 vote, the Assembly approved a bill that would not allow those under 18 years of age to undergo sexual orientation change efforts “regardless of the willingness of a patient” or a “patient’s parent.” Senator Ted Lieu introduced SB1172 earlier this year, arguing that conversion therapy could cause “serious harms.” Opponents of the... Continue Reading
Washington Churches Told Not To Collect Funds for Gay Marriage Fight
'Preserve Marriage Washington and our partners have done everything within full compliance of the law.'
“The Catholic Church, during the month of September, plans to up its teachings on marriage and on our understanding that marriage is a covenant between a man and a woman based on natural law, the Scriptures and our traditions,” said Monsignor Robert Siler, chief of staff and chancellor for Yakima diocese. Churches in Washington state... Continue Reading
The Imperfect Storm
That is the reality of Stage 4 cancer. We find periods of rest and ease, but the storm always is surrounding us on the horizon.
In this sinful world, God allows us to experience pain, sickness, and death. Through suffering, though, we are comforted that we are destined for a place where God will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
Is Reformation Christianity Just for Eggheads?
It is undeniable that confessional Christianity demands a greater engagement with one’s brain
When you think of all the trouble the reformers went through to bring God’s Word back to the laity, it really does make you wonder why we would complain about actually learning what it says.
The Presbyterian Guardian, 1935-1979
"…there should be one clear journalistic voice serving Machen's hope for American Presbyterianism."
On August 30, 1979, the Board of Trustees of the Presbyterian Guardian voted to merge the magazine with the Presbyterian Journal.
Mentioning Mormonism
Mitt Romney’s faith comes out of the campaign’s shadows at the convention
Romney’s campaign strategists now seem comfortable enough to begin to weave his religion into the personal narrative they are presenting to the public.
The God Who Is (and Isn’t) There
Joseph Loconte contemplates the mystery of our Lord's hidden presence.
Loconte quotes a wonderful passage from C. S. Lewis, often quoted but worth hearing yet again: "Apparently, then, our lifelong nostalgia, our longing to be reunited with something in the universe from which we now feel cut off … is no mere neurotic fancy, but the truest index of our real situation."
University of Texas Vindicates Sociologist Mark Regnerus’s study
“Basically, this guy was crying, ‘Fire!’ and they didn’t even find any smoke."
Administrators conducted an exhaustive pre-investigation to determine whether a more comprehensive one would be necessary — including hiring a consultant who formerly ran the Office of Research Integrity at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to oversee the process.
Who are the schismatics?
"If the Gospel and the authority of God's Word are rejected, can you/do you have a church?"
"If the PCUSA is no longer a hospitable home for evangelical congregations, a reasonable option may be to depart, hopefully with mutual blessings," Whitlock said.
The “Accident”
“Mom? Are you ok?” I asked. “No” was her reply. That really scared me because I had never heard my mother say things were not OK.
That day was a dark day in my life and still haunts me from time to time. I truly believe that God was in control on that day, and the He is still sovereign. What seemed like a tragic event so long ago, amidst the smell of burning rubber, broken glass, and a crumpled car, was God’s sovereign plan being unfolded in my life.