How can it be?

One classic hymn ponders the provision of salvation through Christ by asking the question, “And can it be…” And can it be that I should gain An interest in the Savior’s blood? Died He for me, who caused His pain— For me, who Him to death pursued? Amazing love! How can it be, That Thou, […]

Grab bag

Some helpful articles from the last week: Denny Burk writes about sexual orientation in, “Is Homosexual Orientation Sinful?” I do not dispute that there is a legitimate distinction to be made between orientation and behavior. I do question, however, whether the Bible supports the notion that only homosexual behavior is sinful while homosexual orientation is […]

Grab bag

Al Mohler, “The Pill Turns 50” “Has God Predetermined Everything? Even Sin?“ “Why fight sin if God uses it for good anyway?” Together for the Gospel panel discussions are now available A new book by John Piper, Jesus, the Only Way to God (July, 2010) Practical suggestions for how to encourage missionaries — and without […]

Grab Bag

A list of collected resources, interesting articles, and even an opportunity or two from the last week: Allister Begg’s conference for pastors is always interesting and helpful. I’ve listened to the audio for the last two or three years, and this year one of the speakers is a guy named Piper. Hmmm. I won’t be […]

Sanctity of human life

Thirty-six years ago this month, the Supreme Court handed down the Roe v. Wade decision, legalizing abortion in our country. Since then, somewhere in the neighborhood of 50 million babies have been aborted. What most Americans fail to realize, however, is that nearly that many are aborted every year worldwide. As great a problem as […]

Singleness and Children

Al Mohler always has keen insights into cultural issues and how a believer should view new happenings as they occur. Yesterday he responded to a report from England that many single women are now becoming mothers through artificial insemination — and at much earlier ages (20s and early 30s) than ever before. The entire blog […]

The marriage gene?

I unfolded the front section of my newspaper yesterday to find this headline: “Men’s genes may be the key to good fit.” It seems that researchers in Sweden concluded that men with the presence of a particular gene variant (approximately 40% have an extra copy of allele, a variant of a gene that influences brain […]

Must reading

If you read one thing on the Internet today or this week or this month, let it be this morning’s commentary by Al Mohler, “The Scary Logic of Peter Singer.” The topic of bioethics and eugenics may not be a favorite of yours, but as believers, we must be informed about how the culture thinks […]

Eugenics and you

Eugenics is not an oft-used word in my conversations. And probably not in yours either. But the influence of eugenics and the theology behind it is increasingly influencing our lives. Eugenics is defined as: “the study of hereditary improvement of the human race by controlled selective breeding. Formed from the Greek prefix eu – meaning […]

The Children of Men

P. D. James’ reputation is as a mystery fiction writer, but this Christmas a movie based on a non-mystery book written by James will be making headlines. It’s not a feel-good Christmas movie. But it may be a movie that addresses an important theme. Wheaton Professor Alan Jacobs explains the storyline of The Children of […]