I’ve been listening to Knox Chamblin’s lectures on the New Testament which are available from Third Millennium. There are about 80 lectures and I recently got hold of his book “Paul and the Self,” which is outstanding…It’s the fruit of over 30 years teaching about Paul and is pure gold for pastors. Dr Chamblin taught New Testament at Belhaven... Continue Reading

Randy and Renee Draughon’s son, Zach, suddenly and unexpectedly went home to be with the Lord yesterday morning. They both loved their son with a fierce love and want you to know that they are deeply grieving. They don’t grieve without hope and they want to thank you for grieving with them.   A note... Continue Reading

“For me, I’m the mother of three children. For me, life began when I delivered them. They’ve been probably the most important thing in my life ever since. But that was my own personal decision.” So life begins at delivery. Until then, no life, no dignity, no sanctity at all.    Cecile Richards is no... Continue Reading

That means the Romeike family, who claim the German government is persecuting them because they want to raise their children in accordance with their Christian beliefs, can stay in the United States without the threat of being forced return to their home country, the family’s legal team told Fox News.      A German home-schooling... Continue Reading

Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued a denial of the Romeike family’s petition for certiorari, sparking an immediate and unprecedented reaction. Fox News told HSLDA that they recorded 1 million page views of the Romeikes’ story in 24 hours—an all-time high. Although many were not surprised by the Supreme Court’s decision, it seemed that this was... Continue Reading

Located in Deerfield, Ill., Trinity International University consists of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, one of the most highly respected evangelical institutions in the country; Trinity College, a liberal-arts based institution; Trinity Graduate School, with programs in such fields as biomedical ethics, leadership, and education; and Trinity Law School, located in Santa Ana, Calif. Total enrollment... Continue Reading

Texas voters approved the traditional marriage amendment in 2005 by a whopping 3-1 margin, the same support shared by an Oklahoma law struck down in January. Garcia said the U.S. Supreme Court “prohibits states from passing legislation born out of animosity against homosexuals.” The measure causes homosexual couples “irreparable harm,” he said, concluding “that no amount... Continue Reading

This petition of the Lord’s Prayer, then, teaches us to come to God in a spirit of humble dependence, asking Him to provide what we need and to sustain us from day to day. We are not given license to ask for great riches, but we are encouraged to make our needs known to Him,... Continue Reading

God, who has a sense of humor, removed my fourth and last concern. The nurse came in with a magic marker and wrote a big black “NO” on my right knee. The surgery was to be on my left knee. The doctor will not be able to miss the “NO” sign!  One by one God... Continue Reading

Contrary to Augustine, “Pelagius taught that human beings have a natural capacity to reject evil and seek God, that Christ’s admonition, “Be ye perfect,” presupposes this capacity, and that grace is the natural ability given by God to seek and to serve God.”   Last week I set out on a new series of articles... Continue Reading