Discerning Culture
Courage and Grace in a Debate Like Daniel
This is courage. This is grace under fire. This is where the debate is now. This is no time for Christians to be silent. Read this to your children. Christian young people need to be given the words to articulate the debate. Read the blog transcript and quotes or watch the video (if you can). […]
Reasons Young People Are Leaving the Church – A Good Rant
Marc@5solas has a post on why he thinks kids leave the church. He has taken the time to interview some kids who have left the church. It seems like he lives in a culture of large squishy churches. Those of us in small, Northeastern, missionary churches wonder what he is talking about but here are his […]
The Real Effects of an Affair
Hollywood portrays affairs as exciting. God’s word forbids adultery. But Jesus said that he his commands give abundant life. It is the thief that comes to steal, kill, and destroy. Who is right? Though our teens may want to believe Jesus, Hollywood sure makes it sound glamorous. I have argued in my booklet, The Power […]
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words – 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Just yesterday, we celebrated Martin Luther King’s birthday. At one time, one-half of the Unites States embraced slavery and it was the law of the land. Today it is an anathema in our country. Today, a larger portion of our country still embraces abortion on demand. But I believe that one day, our country will […]
Take Their Questions Seriously – A Seven-Year-Old Wonders About Suffering
Very interesting article where a woman proudly proclaims to be an atheist. An initiating factor seems to be her mother’s inability to explain the problem of suffering. The pertinent paragraphs are here: Now when students ask how I came to believe what I believe, I tell them that I trace my atheism to my first […]
