A lion of the pulpit, now in Christ’s presence: The relentless expository passion of John F. MacArthur, Jr., 1939-2025

He was the greatest expositor of his times. One of the ironies of John MacArthur is that, to the end, he insisted that any God-called preacher of the ...

August 14, 2025

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The Wild Side — A Theology of Dangerous Things

Why are we so fascinated with beasts that can kill us? What is our fascination with all things wild and wonderful? The reality is that we share this earth with animals that will bite us, strike us, suffocate us, kill us, and even eat us. What are we ...

June 27, 2007

The Holsinger Question — A New Religious Test for the Surgeon General?

Have we reached the point that a Christian who affirms traditional church teachings cannot be appointed to public office? The case of Dr. James Wilson Holsinger, Jr. now raises that question. President George W. Bush has nominated Dr. Holsinger to b ...

June 26, 2007

The Chimeras Are Coming

For some time now ethicists have warned that the development of real animal-human combinations -- known as chimeras -- was nearing on the horizon. Now, according to some reports, the future has arrived. As William Saletan reports in The Washington P ...

June 25, 2007

The Church, the Bible, and the Body of Christ

Dr. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, faces an incredible challenge as he attempts to hold the worldwide Anglican Communion together. The communion is torn apart by debates over sexuality, biblical authority, and a range of related issues ...

June 22, 2007

Clueless in Seattle — Can You Be Both a Christian and a Muslim?

Members of the Episcopal Church must brace themselves these days when they pick up the newspaper. The church is currently roiled by controversies over homosexuality and a host of other issues. Indeed, the Episcopal Church, US [ECUSA] is in danger of ...

June 20, 2007

Our greeting cards betray us. According to Hallmark, Americans gave approximately 103 million Father's Day cards this past weekend, but only half of those were given to fathers. As Heather MacDonald reports in City Journal, Hallmark's 2007 line of o ...

June 19, 2007

“Fathers Are Not Fungible” — Why Fathers Matter

Father's Day is fast becoming America's most socially awkward holiday. The reason is very simple -- the culture increasingly sees fathers as accessories, not as necessities. In some communities, as many as eighty percent of all babies are born to si ...

June 18, 2007

Why is Hollywood Afraid of Abortion?

Gerard Baker asks an interesting question - If Hollywood is so liberal, why is it afraid of abortion? Writing in The Times [London], Baker points to a pair of recent Hollywood releases, both of which deal with the issue of an unplanned and unwanted ...

June 15, 2007

Books for the Backpack — Recommended Summer Reading

Summer is supposed to be a season of rest and relaxation -- at least in theory.  As one wit remarked, "A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken." Fair enough.  But ev ...

June 8, 2007

A Tale of Two Crises? America, Europe, and Secularism

America is becoming more secular while Europe is growing less secular? That counter-intuitive analysis is offered by Ross Douthat in the current issue of The Atlantic. In "Crises of Faith," Douthat argues that secularism is on the rise in the United ...

June 7, 2007