Kevin DeYoung: Everyone who knows the Bible knows that King David was a great man. And yet everyone familiar with the Bible will also recognize that David did a lot of not-so-great things. Of course, there was the sin with…
Carl Trueman reflects on Ted Haggard’s new television show
Carl Trueman: A man who betrays his wife can be forgiven; but I am not sure he can be forgiven for making it an opportunity to further his career. When Haggard talks of acceptance and does it on a TV…
Cal Thomas on the President’s speech
Cal Thomas: PRESIDENT OBAMA DELIVERED A GOOD SPEECH WEDNESDAY EVENING AT A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR THOSE SHOT AND KILLED IN TUCSON AND FOR THE WOUNDED AND ALL THEIR FAMILIES. THIS WAS HIS PROPER ROLE. HE EVEN QUOTED SCRIPTURE AND SPOKE…
CT: “Cracks in the Crystal Cathedral”
Christianity Today considers how the Crystal Cathedral pictures much of where Christianity is in North America. This past October, the megachurch prototype of the late 20th century filed for bankruptcy. A 24 percent drop in donations and a $50-$100 million…
Tim Keller: “Revival: Ways and Means”
Tim Keller: How do seasons of revival come? One set of answers comes from Charles Finney, who turned revivals into a “science.” Finney insisted that any group could have a revival any time or place, as long as they applied…
Mohler: “The Sins of the Father”
Whether we like it or not, the sins of one generation do have some effect on the next. I have previously posted on the Principle of the Rope which stresses that we are not isolated individuals. We are “roped” to…
Justin Taylor: 55 Years Ago Today: Rosa Parks Refuses to Move and Sparks a Movement
Justin Taylor does a wonderful job telling the story of a little lady who sparked a big movement. On a cool Thursday morning—55 years ago today—a 42-year-old seamstress named Rosa Parks boarded a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, on her…
A powder keg in Korea
When you watch the news about Korea, pray for the return of Christ, pray Revelation 22:20: “He who testifies to these things says, ‘Surely I am coming soon.’ Amen. Come Lord Jesus.” As we anticipate Thanksgiving and then Advent Season,…
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The story of how a Watergate Crook became a Christian conservative
I was only 11 years old in 1974, but I followed the Watergate debacle. Thirty six years later, the wonderful story of how Chuck Colson came to Christ in the midst of it all still amazes me. Slate recently interviewed…