- 11/09/2010
No Pass from Theological Responsibility – The BioLogos Conundrum
BioLogos is a movement that asserts theological arguments in the public square in order to convince evangelical Christians to accept their proposals. They now have the audacity to ask for a pass from theological responsibility. That is the one thing they may not have.
- 11/03/2010
The Morning After — What Does it All Mean?
Evangelicals tend to swing between extremes when it comes to politics and elections. We are too easily elated and too readily depressed. Make no mistake. The election results of 2010 will lead to big changes in Washington and far beyond.
Tags Politics - 10/29/2010
Science Trumps the Bible?
Professor Giberson asserts that to believe in the truthfulness and historicity of the entire Bible is to paddle in an “intellectual backwater.” Christians committed to biblical authority should ponder that statement deeply, even as they keep paddling.
2 comments - 10/22/2010
Bankruptcy in the Cathedral
It turns out that Robert Schuller offers the best analysis of this crisis with his own words. “No church has a money problem; churches only have idea problems.” The theological crisis in Garden Grove is far more significant than the financial crisis.
- 10/20/2010
Young Souls in Transition - Emerging Adults and the Church
Put simply, this is a generation of emerging adults who are struggling to reach full adulthood in the culture of late modernity.
- 10/13/2010
Science and Religion Aren't Friends?
Are science and Christianity friends? The answer to that is an emphatic yes, for any true science will be perfectly compatible with the truths we know by God’s revelation. But this science is not naturalistic, while modern science usually is.
1 comments - 10/11/2010
Yahoo, Yoga, and Yours Truly
Well, you never know what a day holds. Last week, Yahoo put the Associated Press story about my article on yoga on its front page. The rest, as they say, is history.
- 10/08/2010
Between the Boy and the Bridge — A Haunting Question
I am haunted by the one question that seems so obvious and clear in the account of Tyler Clementi’s tragic death. In those days of crushing anguish, humiliation, and confusion, was there no one who could have stood between that boy and that bridge?
- 10/03/2010
Divorce — The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience
Evangelical Christians are gravely concerned about the family, and this is good and necessary. But our credibility on the issue of marriage is significantly discounted by our acceptance of divorce. To our shame, the culture war is not the only place that an honest confrontation with the divorce culture is missing. Divorce is now the scandal of the evangelical conscience.
- 09/24/2010
Man Up or Man Down? Newsweek Redefines Masculinity
A healthy masculinity should motivate men to find their way in this new world of changed economic realities and work opportunities, and to do this while remaining men.
- 09/21/2010
The Subtle Body - Should Christians Practice Yoga?
When Christians practice yoga, they must either deny the reality of what yoga represents or fail to see the contradictions between their Christian commitments and their embrace of yoga. The contradictions are not few, nor are they peripheral.
- 09/14/2010
The War Between Spirituality and Science Is Over
The real question posed by Mooney’s USA Today column is whether Christians possess the discernment to recognize this postmodern mode of spirituality for what it is — unbelief wearing the language of a bland faith.
1 comments - 09/12/2010
Mission and Metropolis: The Church and the City
Evangelicals now face the great challenge of these massive Western cities, filled with populations marked by great diversity in terms of ethnicity, language, worldview, and culture. Thankfully, there are standout examples of faithful church planting and ministry in many of these cities, but the populations remain overwhelmingly secular and unevangelized.
- 09/08/2010
No Need for God? Stephen Hawking Defies Divine Creation
Professor Stephen Hawking is a remarkable human being. His courage and tenacity are an inspiration to all. His work on the theory of gravity has changed the way the field of physics is taught. But, when he crosses that border from science to theology, his worldview leads him into abject disaster.
1 comments - 09/03/2010
The Predicament - Francis Collins, Human Embryos, Evolution, and the Sanctity of Human Life
The most promising avenues of stem-cell research are using cells derived from adult cells, not from embryos. The absolute determination of some researchers to destroy human embryos cannot be explained by scientific determination alone.
Edition:
MORE
PARTNERS
