E. Calvin Beisner

Latest

• 
  Jul 1, 2023

  Has Alan Dershowitz solved the debate over prayer in public schools?

  “It seems to me,” my friend added, “that at least some evangelicals might agree with Dershowitz. In many ways, requirement of rote prayer degrades prayer. Am I wrong?”

• 
  Feb 16, 2023

  Fascist or facile? The 'He Gets Us' Super Bowl ads and the Jesus of Scripture

  I pray many people who saw those ads or will see them and others in the same series, will be curious enough to search into who Jesus is and what He came to do.

• 
  Jun 24, 2022

  Denying the binary: Why socialism and sexual perversion go hand in hand

  Each in its own way — socialism and sexual perversion — denies such distinctions. They rebel against the fundamental orders of God’s creation. They must not be countenanced among God’s people — now, any more than 35 years ago.

• 
  Oct 16, 2020

  'Pro-life evangelicals for Biden' is a monumental ethical failure

  In my years as a seminary professor of ethics, I saw few things more sinister and devious than the seemingly innocuous statement, “a biblically shaped commitment to the sanctity of human life compels us to a consistent ethic of life that affirms the sanctity of human life from beginning to end.”

• 
  May 17, 2019

  What if evangelical students heard more than one side of the global warming debate?

  Believing that exposing students to more than one side of a controversial issue is good pedagogy.

• 
  Oct 4, 2018

  Does Bill Gates Fail to See Himself in the World's Growing Billions?

  Bill Gates recently discussed what he called his "biggest fears about what's coming next for this world." His three top fears are legitimate but not reasons for doom and gloom. So what about the "elephant in the room" that he named as a threat?

• 
  Jun 13, 2018

  Pope Francis Is Wrong. Climate Craziness, Not Climate Change, Threatens to 'Destroy Civilization'

  At a conference at the Vatican Saturday, Pope Francis told oil executives "climate change" could "destroy civilization." The Pope was then, and is now, seriously mistaken.

• 
  May 24, 2018

  Should EPA Regulatory Science Be Shrouded in Darkness, or Exposed by Light?

  For decades the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has gotten away with creating regulations that lack sound scientific basis, costing Americans hundreds of billions of dollars without solid evidence that those costs were justified.

• 
  Aug 31, 2017

  The Beautiful Bible Chapter Where Gospel and Creation Care Come Together

  Isaiah 55 has for over 40 years been one of my favorite passages of the Bible. Its literary beauty is one reason. The promise at its conclusion that through the Messiah's redeeming work the effects of the curse will be reversed and ultimately removed is another.

• 
  Aug 26, 2017

  Why Are White American Evangelicals So Skeptical About Climate Change?

  According to polling data, white American evangelicals are "typically more skeptical of climate change than any other U.S. citizens." Why?