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The decision we face

At last, Election Day arrives and we will soon (we sincerely hope) know the results of the 2024 presidential election. I’ll start by putting my cards ...

December 4, 2024

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Aliens in Creation — A Generation of Nature Know-Nothings

A recent conversation brought a troubling development into focus. A man told me that he had bought a home with some measure of reluctance, fearing that the location of the house so near to a neighborhood playground would mean too much noise. As it tu ...

August 5, 2008

“One Word of Truth Will Outweigh the Whole World” — The Death of Alexander Solzhenitsyn

"One word of truth shall outweigh the whole world." Alexander Solzhenitsyn cited that Russian proverb in his 1970 acceptance speech as he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. He did not deliver that speech in person, for he knew that if he lef ...

August 4, 2008

“Part of the Life Course?” Cohabitation in Contemporary America

The U.S. Census Bureau has just reported that cohabitation among heterosexual couples has hit record numbers as living together -- as opposed to getting married -- becomes more and more mainstream. USA Today provides extensive reporting on this issu ...

July 30, 2008

Blame Africa? The Anglicans and their Troubles

The Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops is meeting in Britain, even as the worldwide Anglican communion is about to tear itself asunder over issues of homosexuality, gender, and biblical authority. Over 200 conservative bishops are boycotting the ...

July 28, 2008

Teen Pregnancy, Hollywood Style

Early in July, OK! magazine featured a cover story about Jamie Lynn Spears and her new baby, Maddie. Newsweek reported that the magazine paid $1 million for the rights to publish photographs of the baby and mother. The young mom, now 17, is shown on ...

July 25, 2008

“A Knight of the Mind” — Dawkins, Darwin, and the Battle of Worldviews

The Times [London] is out with an article headline that reads, "Dawkins Slaps Creationists into the Primordial Soup."  Now that grabs your attention. Dawkins, pleased to be known as "Darwin's Rotweiller," has been given a new three-part television s ...

July 23, 2008

Election 2008, A “Focus on the Family” Broadcast

I was honored to be with Dr. James Dobson for a special broadcast of his "Focus on the Family Action" radio program. The program aired July 21 and has made news around the world. I appreciated Dr. Dobson's invitation, greatly enjoyed the conversati ...

July 22, 2008

Integrity — What’s in a Word?

According to The Los Angeles Times, scores of United Methodist pastors in Southern California are planning to defy church law by performing same-sex marriages. The paper provides rather extensive detail about these plans, acknowledging that performin ...

July 18, 2008

Modernity, Madness, and Morals

Why do you do what is right, rather than what is wrong? That is hardly a new question. It troubled the minds of the ancients. Some felt that humans are naturally drawn to virtue, but they were hard-pressed to explain why some individuals seemed to re ...

July 14, 2008

At Least for the Moment?

Ellen Goodman is an institution at the Boston Globe and one of the nation's most recognized liberal columnists. She has a keen eye for detail, which often makes her columns interesting, and she is an unreconstructed liberal and feminist, undoubtedly ...

July 11, 2008

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