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An Eminent Threat to Churches?

When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that local governments could use economic development as a cause for taking property, most Americans seemed to think that the case had little to do with a threat to their own property--or the property of th ...

June 27, 2005

Materialism Without Excuses — The Worldview Files

An article published earlier this month at TechCentralStation represents something of a new-found boldness among those committed to evolutionary naturalism. Robert McHenry, former Editor in Chief of the Encyclopedia Britannica, takes the gloves off i ...

June 27, 2005

They’re After The Minds of Our Children

As if parents didn't have enough to worry about, a new children's book is out, prompting controversy in several school districts and libraries. The book, written by Linda De Haan and illustrated by Stern Nijland, is entitled King & King, and it g ...

June 27, 2005

Anglican Developments — U.S. and Canadian Churches Excluded

The Anglican Consultative Council voted last week to exclude the Episcopal Church, USA  and the Anglican Church of Canada from its deliberations for three years. The ground of the expulsion was the fact that the two North American churches had taken ...

June 27, 2005

Why Sing the Hymns?

Consider this statement on the disappearance of hymns from worship from Paul S. Jones: The postmodern church, like the rest of Western culture, is self-obsessed and seems uninterested in the rich heritage of church music imparted to us from the saint ...

June 26, 2005

Joel Osteen Issues Apology

Joel Osteen has issued an apology for his disappointing June 20 appearance on CNN's Larry King Live program. The apology is published on the Joel Osteen Ministries Web site. "It was never my desire or intention to leave any doubt as to what I believe ...

June 25, 2005

The Limits of Encouragement

We would all like to be encouraging -- and encouragement is one of the hallmarks of Christian ministry. After all, Barnabas was given his name as "Son of Encouragement" precisely in recognition of this invaluable ministry (Acts 4:36). Nevertheless, e ...

June 24, 2005

Why Would Christians Oppose Same-Sex Marriage?

In my commentary published today, I take a close look at Sunday's edition of The New York Times Magazine. The cover story by Russell Shorto, What's the Movement to Outlaw Gay Marriage Really About?, deserves your attention as well. The article provid ...

June 24, 2005

True Beauty — And True Wisdom

Carolyn Mahaney and her daughter Nicole Mahaney Whitacre have written an important new book, Girl Talk: Mother-Daughter Conversations on Biblical Womanhood [Crossway Books]. The book belongs in the hands of every young woman. Here's a sample of what ...

June 24, 2005

Air Force Academy Report Released — No “Overt Discimination”

The Pentagon has released its promised report on claims of religious discrimination at the Air Force Academy, and the official investigation found evidence of "insensitivity," but no evidence of "overt religious discrimination." This report will not ...

June 23, 2005