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President Biden’s unpardonable pardon: We must love our children both rightly and righteously “Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter.” Those w...

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Does Motherhood Mean Anything?

Iran scored a huge publicity coup in the capture and release of 15 British sailors and Royal Marines in recent days. Iran has played this game before, and is likely to play it again. The tactic puts the nation directly into the headlines around the w ...

April 10, 2007

“Beloving” vs. Believing?

Marcus Borg, soon to retire from his teaching post at Oregon State University, is described by Portland's leading newspaper as "Oregon's leading theologian." Here is how The Oregonian introduces a profile on Borg: Oregon's leading theologian walks ...

April 9, 2007

Is the Apostolic Preaching of the Cross “Insane?”

The Very Reverend Dr. Jeffrey Philip Hywel John believes that the church's traditional understanding of the cross of Christ is both "repulsive" and "insane." His comments on the cross and atonement ignited a firestorm in Great Britain and the controv ...

April 6, 2007

Believing Without Belonging

The concept of spirituality as a lone personal quest is hardly new to Christian history. Nevertheless, the development of this pattern into a massive cultural movement is a new development -- and one that is reshaping many churches. The trend has c ...

April 5, 2007

“A Strictly Christian Policy?” — Linda Hirshman Strikes Again

Linda Hirshman, whose recent book suggesting that women should abandon motherhood for meaningful employment in the workplace caused such an uproar, is at it again. This time, she is aiming her guns at the U.S. military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" poli ...

April 4, 2007

What is Christianity without Truth? Stanley Fish Asks the Question

Sometimes it just takes the right person to ask the right question. Oddly enough, Stanley Fish is that man when it comes to the question of the Bible as mere literature. Stanley Fish is one of the nation's most notorious postmodern intellectuals. He ...

April 3, 2007

We Are What We Read — David McCullough on Reading and History

David McCullough is probably America's most recognized historian. He was won the National Book Award and two Pulitzer prizes. His biographies of presidents Harry Truman and John Adams were best-sellers, along with his newest book, 1776, a history of ...

April 2, 2007

There Are No New Heresies — New Thought Isn’t New

False teachings emerge anew in every generation it seems, but inventing a new heresy is quite a challenge. After all, once every doctrine vital to Christianity has been denied, all that remains is a change in packaging. That is what we see in the ca ...

March 30, 2007

Jimmy Carter Revises the Gospel . . . Again

Former President Jimmy Carter is at it once again. In a recent interview with Beliefnet.com, Mr. Carter stated once again his belief that there is salvation outside of faith in Christ. But this time he seems to have gone even further, suggesting open ...

March 28, 2007

The Rise of Infanticide?

A spate of murdered babies has shocked Germany in recent weeks. The Times [London] reports that at least 23 babies have been killed this year, "many of them beaten to death or strangled by their mothers before being dumped on wasteland and in dustbin ...

March 28, 2007