Editor’s note: If you are a parent and a Christian, you need to know who Taylor Momsen is and what her lifestyle means. (Warning: the descriptions in this story are distasteful, to say the least, but highly accurate.) You may have never heard of the 17-year-old actress Taylor Momsen, but she represents everything that’s wrong... Continue Reading

The entertainment-oriented preacher seems to be at ease talking about many things that are not drawn out of the Bible. In his message, he seems to enjoy more talking about other things than what the Bible teaches. By personal calling and Scripture, I am bound to the word of God and to the preaching of... Continue Reading

One of the hallmarks of the postmodern age is, as one of its main theorists has explained, “incredulity toward metanarratives.” This reflects the postmodern suspicion of any master explanation of world reality and human experience. But, from beginning to end, biblical Christianity is a master narrative. Biblical Christianity is not only a faith that involves... Continue Reading

Whether or not your children ever profess Christ, whether or not they ever get better grades than Theo, our kids always need the same message: the hope of the gospel. That is their greatest need. “That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard!” In this dialogue from Season One, Episode One of The Cosby Show, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFY0HBkUm8o&feature=player_embedded,... Continue Reading

Little, if any, strong support for the funding plan has been gained since the General Assembly, except by twisting arms and spending bullets. Looks like the same old supporters, mostly with vested interests. Good plans pick up steam and convince doubters—a sense of excitement may be noted. This plan has not done that; in fact,... Continue Reading

The elementary classroom is not too early a setting for teaching boys and girls the sober meaning of terms like “trillion dollar deficits”… of the benefits and the costs of “compound interest”; of the “welfare state”; of “collectivism”; of the “free market”; of “wealth creation”;…. Out of all the economic wisdom you’ve accumulated over your... Continue Reading

…if your pastor’s words don’t ever make you feel a little beat up or somewhat grieved by your sin, he’s likely neither preaching the law nor the gospel, and if that’s the case, run for your life. 2 Corinthians 7:8–9 “For even if I made you grieve with my letter, I do not regret it—though... Continue Reading

I recently received an invitation to speak in chapel at a local Christian academy. They asked me to speak on the topic, “Patience.” I thought that was a great idea and responded that I could not wait to be with them. Well, actually I was going to respond that way, but realized if I did... Continue Reading

Supralapsarianism is advocated by a slim minority of Calvinist theologians, and so it keeps a small a place at the debating table of reformed Christianity. I suspect…Schneider hopes that an…affiliation with this minority) will preserve his place at this table Theologians who are also believers have an uneasy task: writing something new about an eternal... Continue Reading

Department of Homeland Security sent the SPLC’s list of “potential domestic terrorists” to police departments all over the United States. The list…included such “anti-Americans” as Joseph Farah, CEO of World Net Daily; US Reps Michele Bachman and Ron Paul, and TV personality Glenn Beck. Since the 1960s, the Southern Poverty Law Center has served as... Continue Reading