The simple fact is that the responsibility of selecting leaders for the public square is of such importance that they must never be made without focused seasons of intercessory prayer seeking guidance from God’s word and “wisdom from above.” In God’s Providence, many have died for us to have this privilege of voting. Use it... Continue Reading

One hundred twenty-five years ago, many American Christians heard the message of the Social Gospel and believed that responding to the needs of the society around them meant disentangling themselves from doctrinal orthodoxy and what they saw as inward facing churches and denominations. That impetus was very much a part of the Baby Boom generation’s... Continue Reading

“It has been brought to our attention by building management and Security that the stairwells are being used inappropriately….Cigarettes, plastic cups filled with beer, and several used condoms were found in the stairwell. Yes, you read that right. Do not use the stairwells to smoke, drink, eat, or have sex. Please respect building and company... Continue Reading

Missouri nonprofits can apply to the state for scrap tires to use for rubber playground surfaces. Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbia, Mo., which has a daycare called the Learning Center, applied to receive the ground-up tires for its playground. The state ranked the church’s application highly, but refused the grant based on a state constitutional... Continue Reading

What will become of Homo naledi remains to be seen. So far, however, its pathway resembles that of so many other hominin fossils whose “transitional” or “ancestral” status ultimately went belly-up. When evaluating media claims of a “human ancestor,”  a strong dose of healthy skepticism is warranted.   The news media might be heavily biased... Continue Reading

“The town of Goshi in Nigeria was formally identified as one of the Boko Haram posts, hosting factories for the manufacturing of bombs and mines,” said Cameroon’s communication minister, Issa Tchiroma Bakary. The town also served as a hub for holding the teenagers Boko Haram used for its suicide bombing missions, Bakary said. In the... Continue Reading

Hospital administrators also expressed concern over cost. As the Affordable Care Act (ACA) rolled out, deep cuts to Medicaid’s supplemental payments for the uninsured (who were presumed to be fewer after the ACA went into effect) forced many hospitals to reduce staff or close. Faced with a $650 million shortfall, New York City Health and... Continue Reading

That’s where S.D. comes in. Its legislature just passed a law that protects the rights and interests of all students. It protects students who, for reasons of faith, modesty, or privacy, don’t want to be forced to change in front people of the opposite sex, while reasonably accommodating transgender students who don’t want to change... Continue Reading

The face of Germany (and in Europe at large!) is changing forever. In Germany, this is our new reality. God has moved a mass of people to live within our borders. We can either stand on the shore of disbelief, incredulity and stay paralyzed with fear, or we can hop on the tidal wave God... Continue Reading

Ancient philosophy and practice praised as an excellent form of government ares publica – a devotion to public things, things we share together. We have instead created the world’s first Res Idiotica – from the Greek word idiotes, meaning “private individual.” Our education system produces solipsistic, self-contained selves whose only public commitment is an absence of commitment to a... Continue Reading