Churches Suffer Losses Under New FCC Rule
Churches using 700Mhz wireless equipment appear to be in trouble on June 22nd when the FCC Billion-dollars sale becomes effective. As the Federal Communications Commission seeks out more broadband space, the agency is being asked to consider possibly the largest group that would be affected by the move – that is, churches. Churches across the... Continue Reading
Whites: The next minority
On Sunday mornings or Wednesday nights or at your campus ministry, if you look out at the audience and it’s predominantly white your are looking at an end of era if these demographic trends hold. A new study suggests that today’s white women seem less interested in having children than previous generations. According to the... Continue Reading
Siouxlands Presbytery (PCA) Federal Vision Controversy: Desiring a Conclusion
Editor: The PCA Presbytery of the Siouxlands (PS) has been “officially” dealing with a Federal Vision (FV) controversy since early in 2007. In view of the considerable lapse of time between then and now, and given the current state of affairs in this matter, it seems that a review of a few basic facts might... Continue Reading
A Christian’s Response To New Health Care Legislation
Are you praying, selflessly? Our Lord says, “Be angry, and yet do not sin” (Ephesians 4:26) It is a wise thing to come to the Confession on days like this. We are so blessed to have had the day of rest yesterday that now we enter upon the week to news that for many of... Continue Reading
Hans Küng and the current Roman Catholic sex abuse scandal
American evangelicalism may be, to use Frank Schaeffer’s phrase, addicted to mediocrity; there is no evidence as yet that it is addicted to child rape and cover ups of the same . Hans Küng Calls the Pope to Repent John Piper The BBC reported recently, concerning the recent revelations of more sex abuse in the... Continue Reading
What’s the point of proms?
The goal of public education should be to teach kids reading, writing, arithmetic, history, science, etc. I have yet to see how a prom fits into the equation of a well-rounded education. While it was not the intention of the American Civil Liberties Union, it finally accomplished something that I can applaud. The ACLU has... Continue Reading
Counterfeit Gospels
“There are outside-the-church idols and there are inside-the-church idols. It’s the idols inside the church that ought to concern Christians most. It’s the idols inside the church that we have a harder time identifying.” In light of Paul Tripp coming to Coral Ridge this weekend, I’ve gone back through a lot of my Paul Tripp... Continue Reading
Children in Communion
This may sound like a dangerous topic in our circles, but there is so much we are missing. We do not allow children to take the elements, but so many times we ignore them while the rest of us participate? Let’s think through some history. In a Jewish home throughout the centuries, the Passover was... Continue Reading
White House confirms President Obama promoted Catholic agency change of view on health
CHA president Sr. Carol Keehan and LCWR sparked an uproar this week after they came out definitively in favor of the Senate health care bill, which top pro-life organizations……have strongly condemned as unacceptable for its abortion funding provisions. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs revealed to reporters today that President Barack Obama actively promoted the... Continue Reading
My take on the (Southern Baptist Church) Great Commission Resurgence Task Force Report
If nothing else, the GCRTF report should serve as a call for every Southern Baptist church to pay careful attention to the next 3 months and to send informed messengers to Orlando to vote on the recommendations with discernment. Providence and a desire to be as thoughtful as I can have kept me from posting... Continue Reading