The empire strikes back: An attack on a prominent classical Christian school shows the movement has the liberal establishment running scared A majo...
Former President Jimmy Carter celebrates his 100th birthday today and the nation marks a milestone. Though a few retired presidents have reached a 90t...
Abortion at the center: Is Kamala Harris running for president of the United States or of Planned Parenthood? Vice President Kamala Harris told her...
“Never give in”: What in the world are they saying about Winston Churchill? My intense interest in Winston Churchill began when I was a 10-year-old...
The 2012 U.S. election is over, and more than 100 million Americans participated in the great exercise of democracy -- fulfilling the franchise of the vote. Even with some votes not yet counted and some issues as yet clarified, a general picture o ...
It's Election Day in America, and that fact alone presents us with a full range of issues to discuss in today's edition of The Briefing: A Daily Analysis of News and Events from a Christian Worldview. Millions of Americans will head to the polls tod ...
TODAY: It's election eve in America--things to consider. The race to 270, the consequences of elections, the power of the presidency, moral issues on the ballot, and social issues emerge again. Plus, judgment day for pollsters. I discuss all these an ...
Americans will soon head for the voting precincts as the 2012 election is at hand. Already, millions of our fellow citizens have voted through early voting options. Millions more are soon to be headed to polling places across the land. In any event, ...
TODAY: Human nature revealed by a storm, ill-timed climate arguments, U.S. birthrate at all-time low, 40% of all U.S. babies born to single mothers, ex-gay men decry enemies of "reparative therapy," marriage on the ballot and a pressing question -- W ...
TODAY: The human dimension of Hurricane Sandy, leadership lessons from Sandy, young millennials turn into economic conservatives, the French government decides to pay for all abortions, churches accommodate to short attention spans, and yet another ( ...
TODAY: Hurricane Sandy turns deadly, a moral crisis for The New York Times, a failed argument for medical marijuana, and the United Nations calls for decriminalizing prostitution and renaming it "sex work." I discuss all these in today’s edition of T ...
TODAY: Hurricane Sandy slams into the Northeastern Atlantic coastline, Halloween turns grisly for children, some churches push "Souls to the Polls," and Thomas Friedman tries to redefine "pro-life." I discuss all these in today's edition of The Brief ...
TODAY: Lessons from the weather and the "adultification" of Halloween. Two huge issues frame our thoughts this Monday -- Hurricane Sandy and the celebration of Halloween. Both issues will reverberate throughout the week. I discuss both on today's edi ...
Over a hundred years ago, the great Dutch theologian Herman Bavinck predicted that the 20th century would “witness a gigantic conflict of spirits.” His prediction turned out to be an understatement, and this great conflict continues into the 21st ...