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Defender of Faith? Throne Language for the Postmodern Prince

HRH Charles, Prince of Wales, turned 60 last week.  This makes Prince Charles the longest-living heir to the throne in British history.  It also raises the question of whether he will ever be king.  After all, if Queen Elizabeth II lives only as long ...

November 17, 2008

The Aftermath — Two Media Angles

In the aftermath of the recent election the media, along with the rest of the society, are scrambling to make sense of it all.  This has led to some interesting approaches and news stories.  I recently was asked by TIME magazine and The Wall Street J ...

November 13, 2008

Is it Legitimate to Question God?

A recent caller to my radio program raised an issue of obvious personal urgency.  He explained that he and his wife had recently experienced the death of a young child.  He spoke of his faith in Christ and of his desire to be obedient.  "But, can we ...

November 12, 2008

The Challenge We Face

The challenge of defending marriage as the union of a man and a woman was on full public display on November 4.  The immediate news was very encouraging indeed.  Voters in Arizona, Florida, and California all passed measures defending marriage and pr ...

November 11, 2008

ABC News Segment on the Election

Several readers have asked for a link to the ABC World News Tonight segment on the election in which I made comments.  You will also recognize scenes from Southern Seminary.  A look at opinion and editorial pieces since Tuesday only serve to increase ...

November 10, 2008

“How Not to Raise a Pagan”

I had the privilege of preaching in chapel at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary on November 6.  I preached a message entitled, "How Not to Raise a Pagan," drawn from Deuteronomy 6.  The audio and video are now available here.  It was a great ...

November 7, 2008

America Has Chosen a President

The election of Sen. Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States came as a bang, not a whimper.  The tremors had been perceptible for days, maybe even weeks.  On Tuesday, America experienced nothing less than a political and cultural eart ...

November 5, 2008

A Prayer for America on Election Day

Americans head for the voting precincts today as the 2008 election is now at hand.  Already, some 20 million citizens have voted through early voting options.  Some expect a record turn-out for today's election.  In any event, millions of citizens wi ...

November 4, 2008

Radio Commentary Series on Election 2008

I wrote and voiced a series of twelve commentaries on election 2008 for Townhall.com and the Salem Radio Network.  These have been broadcast nationwide over the past few weeks, and are collected here for reference.  May God grant each of us wisdom an ...

October 31, 2008

Is the Abortion Argument Changing?

Election cycles serve to confuse as well as to reveal.  Reading voting patterns is not quite like reading a CAT-scan, but something does appear to be happening among some parts of the electorate that had been solidly pro-life in voting patterns. T ...

October 30, 2008