The empire strikes back

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Contraceptives and the Sexual Revolution

Sheryl Henderson Blunt of Christianity Today interviewed me about "Plan B," "the Pill," and what is going on among young Christian couples. The interview is published at Christianity Today's Web edition. Here is a selection that gets to the heart o ...

November 2, 2006

John MacArthur on The Albert Mohler Program

John MacArthur joined us in the studio Tuesday for The Albert Mohler Program. Dr. MacArthur is at Southern Seminary to deliver the 2006 Mullins Lectures on Preaching [available online here]. The conversation ranged across theological issues facing t ...

November 1, 2006

Defining the Issues — A Methodist Witness

Rob Renfroe, a minister at The Woodlands United Methodist Church near Houston, Texas, writes a very interesting article in the current issue of Good News magazine, published by the Good News Movement, a group of evangelical United Methodists. In "An ...

November 1, 2006

Why is Sexuality so Important to the Church?

Dr. Peter Jensen, the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, is one of the most influential evangelical leaders in the worldwide Anglican Communion. The archdiocese he leads is among the most conservative within the Communion and, not surprisingly, one of th ...

October 31, 2006

Youth Ministry in a New Key? Substance over Sugarcoating

TIME magazine, not to be mistaken for a journal on youth ministry, suggests in the current issue that evangelical youth ministry is trending toward substance and away from what it calls a "sugarcoated" approach. From the article by Sonja Steptoe: Y ...

October 30, 2006

Can You Grow Up, But Not Be a Grown-up?

Michael Bywater is concerned that the present generation is growing up, but not becoming grown-ups. Writing in The Telegraph [London], Bywater bemoans the infantilism of the culture and the immaturity of so many young adults. "My grandfather was bor ...

October 27, 2006

“On Equal Terms” — New Jersey Joins the Revolution

In a 4-3 decision handed down on Wednesday, the New Jersey Supreme Court ordered the state's legislature to grant same-sex couples all the rights and responsibilities previously reserved for civil marriage. In a sweeping decision, the court found tha ...

October 26, 2006

Breeding and Believing — Linked?

Prospect is one of Britain's most intelligent magazines, and its writers take on some of the most interesting issues of the day. This is certainly the case with "Breeding for God" by Eric Kaufmann. In his article, Kaufmann argues that secularization ...

October 25, 2006

Happy Fifth Birthday, iPod — The Little White Box that Redefined Cool

Have you ever wished a machine a happy birthday? Consider this machine: "It weighs 6.4 ounces and consists of a few layers of circuit boards and electronic components, covered by a scan of white polycarbonate and stainless steel. It's slightly smalle ...

October 24, 2006

New Commentary on Evangelical Feminism — See Below

My current commentary considers Wayne Grudem's new book, Evangelical Feminism: A New Path to Liberalism?. This is a truly important new book, and one that has been urgently needed. The challenge of the egalitarian movement demands an answer, and Gru ...

October 24, 2006