Richard D. Land

Richard D. Land

Christian Post Executive Editor

Dr. Richard Land, BA (magna cum laude), Princeton; D.Phil. Oxford; and Th.M., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, was president of the Southern Baptists’ Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (1988-2013) and has served since 2013 as president of Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Land has been teaching, writing, and speaking on moral and ethical issues for the last half century in addition to pastoring several churches.

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  • 60 years since MLK's 'I have a dream speech': Good and bad changes since

    60 years since MLK's 'I have a dream speech': Good and bad changes since

    For me, someone raised in the segregated South, having attended segregated schools, a segregated church, and living in a segregated neighborhood, his sermon to America was a clarion call to commitment and action in support of a cause that was demanded both by our founding documents and, more importantly, by the Gospel proclaimed in the New Testament.

  • American Christianity just got an engine boost of Gospel commitment

    American Christianity just got an engine boost of Gospel commitment

    I believe that historians of American Christianity, looking back two decades from now, will identify August 22, 2023, as a truly significant day in the history of 21st-century Christianity in America.

  • Adrian Rogers' pastoral legacy: Passing on dedication to an inerrant Holy Scripture and equipping of local church pastors

    Adrian Rogers' pastoral legacy: Passing on dedication to an inerrant Holy Scripture and equipping of local church pastors

    In one of the last public addresses Dr. Adrian Rogers delivered before his untimely demise at the age of 74, he warned pastors of the mortal threat presented to their ministries by the sins of lust and pride.

  • Is Lady Justice still blind? (part 2)

    Is Lady Justice still blind? (part 2)

    Jack Smith’s prosecution (or was it “persecution”) of Gov. Bob McConnell was so overly zealous that it provided an extremely rare unanimous Supreme Court repudiation of it. Bob McConnell’s legal expenses amounted to a devastating $27 million.

  • Is Lady Justice still blind?

    Is Lady Justice still blind?

    I must confess that I have never penned a column with a heavier heart. My beloved country, the United States of America, is in trouble.

  • Does 'E.T.' exist?

    Does 'E.T.' exist?

    Undoubtedly the most startling testimony was provided by David Grusch, a former intelligence officer who was part of the Pentagon’s special task force looking into “unidentified aerial phenomena” (UAP), which is U.S. government language for UFOs.

  • Did a momentous event occur in the predestination vs. free will debate?

    Did a momentous event occur in the predestination vs. free will debate?

    "God in Eternity and Time" has been well received by all segments of the Evangelical community, and its irenic spirit has been much appreciated, drawing accolades from across the Evangelical theological spectrum.

  • Freedom without choice is no true freedom at all

    Freedom without choice is no true freedom at all

    It's not often I am surprised by comments that are generated by my columns in The Christian Post. So imagine my surprise at being taken aback by some comments generated by my July 4th column.

  • Free speech in peril: The judiciary to the rescue?

    Free speech in peril: The judiciary to the rescue?

    Many people thought that after the U.S. Supreme Court’s binge of rulings at the end of June, the July Fourth holiday would be free of judicial turmoil. Boy, were they wrong!

  • The extraordinary meaning of July 4th for America and the world

    The extraordinary meaning of July 4th for America and the world

    The great American film director Billy Wilder (an Austrian immigrant who fled the Nazis), once said, “You’re only as good as the best thing you’ve ever done.” Our founders’ vision, proclaimed in 1776 and again in 1787, is the best thing any nation has ever done.