President Biden’s unpardonable pardon

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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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

Michael Schiavo — Inventing Reality on a Grave Marker

The tragic saga of the late Terri Schiavo just never ceases to be a cause of moral depression. The latest development is the revelation that Michael Schiavo, Terri's husband, has placed a marker over Terri's grave that, to put it mildly, invents a ne ...

June 23, 2005

A Conservative Resurgence Among American Baptists?

A report published in The Christian Century indicates that liberals fear the rise of a conservative movement within the American Baptist Churches in the USA [ABCUSA]. The issue that has ignited recent developments is homosexuality, specifically the g ...

June 22, 2005

Biology and Morality — What If There Is a Biological Basis for Homosexuality?

The Seattle Times weighed in on the homosexuality debate again on Sunday, with the paper's science reporter, Sandi Doughton, arguing that "a flock of sheep at Oregon State University may help answer a key question behind the controversy: Is homosexua ...

June 21, 2005

Another Glimpse of the Brave New World?

The Guardian [London] reports that researchers at Britain's Sheffield University are working on the possibility that artificial human sperm and eggs could be obtained from embryonic stem cells, ultimately allowing lesbian and homosexual male couples ...

June 20, 2005

Mario Cuomo’s Very Bad Idea

Former New York Governor Mario M. Cuomo proposes that President Bush should appoint a "Task Force on Life and the Law" in order to solve the ethical impasse over human embryonic stem cell research. Writing in today's edition of The New York Times, C ...

June 20, 2005

D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones on the Authority of Scripture — We Must Choose Between Two Positions

Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones was one of the great preachers of the last century. A medical doctor by training, he was a powerful expositor, whose ministry at Westminster Chapel in London influenced thousands of his fellow preachers. A stalwart defender of ...

June 19, 2005