“So many times I’ve read Titus 2, about the older women training the younger, and immediately thought, ‘So where’s my older woman, God?’ Never did I ask him who my younger woman was.” My pastor, Eric Simmons, has been taking Redeemer Church of Arlington through the book of Titus for the last few months. On... Continue Reading

“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the... Continue Reading

Research demonstrates that elites and the rank-and-file in many segments of society (e.g., business, religion, organized labor) are split over immigration issues. Elites tend to manifest post-American, cosmopolitan ideologies, while their grassroots members preserve deep-seated patriotic beliefs and attitudes, including with regard to immigration. This phenomenon has become more pronounced in recent times in religious... Continue Reading

..Just when you thought it was safe for the president to slip back into the pew, he started a whole new round of speculation about what he really believes. While addressing the Congressional Hispanic Caucus last week, Obama began to recite key passages of the Declaration of Independence and slipped up. Or did he? He... Continue Reading

“I’m a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order,” he said, garnering applause. Rep. Mike Pence, a fast-rising conservative firebrand from Indiana, was the surprise winner of a straw poll on Saturday (Sept. 18) among 17 possible Republican presidential candidates at the 2010 Values Voter Summit. Pence beat out better known conservative leaders,... Continue Reading

“I believe that I cannot by my own reason or strength believe in Jesus Christ, my Lord, or come to him; but the Holy Ghost has called me by the gospel, enlightened me with his gifts, sanctified and kept me in the true faith.” Most of my Facebook friends are clear about their religious views.... Continue Reading

“The disparity between Glenn Beck’s favorability ratings and how people feel about him as a religious leader suggests that people are more drawn to him for political reasons than religious ones” Less than 20 percent of Americans think popular Fox News television host Glenn Beck is the right person to lead a religious renewal movement,... Continue Reading

Among religiously conservative people, legalism is the respectable sin. We figure, I fear, that it is far better than license –a necessary corrective to the wanton rebelliousness of our age. Better to be a little scrupulously over-obedient than to dwell in the tents of wickedness with the prostitute and the addict and the tax collector.... Continue Reading

Martin Luther was once approached by a working man who wanted to know how he could serve the Lord. Luther asked him, “What is your work now?” The man replied, “I’m a shoemaker.” Much to the cobbler’s surprise, Luther replied, “Then make a good shoe and sell it at a fair price.” He didn’t tell... Continue Reading

Our national holidays have become meaningless to us. They do little more than give us an extended weekend break from the grind of life. This is September. We look back to July 4 as a day of thanksgiving for the gift of freedom. We look forward to Thanksgiving as a day, when in the tradition... Continue Reading