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Religious Liberty and the Right to be Christian
By   |   07.29.16
Moral revolutions require legal revolutions. This is certainly the case with the sexual revolution and its various causes of sexual liberation. A revolution is only complete when the legal structure aligns itself with a new moral understanding. This alignment is...
Forgiveness: The Most Powerful Apologetic
07.22.16
We apologists love to offer evidence for the existence of God, the reliability of the Bible, and the resurrection of Jesus. These are powerful truths that have convinced many to personally trust Christ.
Black and Blue America
By Israel Wayne   |   07.19.16
It seems that America is now locked in an endless loop of tension and violence. Many disaffected Americans are railing out at a government they see as being abusive and vindictive. Movements like “Black Lives Matter” have pitted some African-American...
Christians in the Public Square
By Oliver Perry   |   07.13.16
When interviewed on The View regarding the recent Orlando shootings, ABC correspondent Sara Haines repeated a sentiment common to liberal political pundits. “Right now politicians, especially those that make law in the name of their faith need to step back...
Loony Leftist Leader of Dallas Protest
By Laurie Higgins   |   07.11.16
What the tragic events of last week did not need was the distraction posed by one of the organizers of the Dallas protest, Dr. Jeff Hood, the 32-year-old bearded, bespectacled white man who is effective at one thing: self-promotion. While Selma had Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., an eloquent, dignified, and committed follower of Christ, Dallas had Dr. Hood, a narcissist committed to self-aggrandizement, sexual deviance, and syncretism.
Pinch of Incense
By Oliver Perry   |   07.07.16
Obamacare is a complex regulation mandating universal insurance coverage. It also contains deliberate offense against Christians, requiring that everyone purchase insurance having “contraceptive coverage.” All employer health plans must provide this coverage. In practice this means plans that provide abortifacient...
Harvard Law Professor to Conservatives: You’re Losers, Live With It.
By Laurie Higgins   |   06.27.16
Conservative friends, if it weren’t clear to you already that the halcyon days for theologically orthodox people of faith in America are over, read the ominous, hostile, and arrogant words of Mark Tushnet, William Nelson Cromwell professor of law at...
Franklin Graham’s Exhortation for Illinois
By Monte Larrick   |   06.22.16
The Reverend Franklin Graham is giving Christians some marching orders during his Decision America 2016 Tour. With the election just months away, he’s telling Christians to pray for our troubled nation and vote for candidates who adhere to Biblical values....
Fathers and the Future of America
By Israel Wayne   |   06.18.16
“So, what is your relationship with your father like?” As a volunteer chaplain for our county’s juvenile detention center, I asked this question about three hundred times over the course of about six years. I only recall two occasions where...
The Decision America Tour 2016 is Coming to Illinois
By Monte Larrick   |   06.08.16
Rev. Franklin Graham is bringing his Decision America Tour to Springfield. He plans to present the Gospel and challenge Christians to live out their faith at home, in public and at the ballot box.  Many faith leaders in Illinois are...
So What’s the Plan Oh Mighty Men of God
06.07.16
There is a scene in the movie 1984 in which Winston is reminded of this statement that he wrote in his diary: “Freedom is the freedom to say 2 + 2 = 4.” An updated version might say, “Freedom is the freedom to call a man a man and a woman a woman.”
‘The Atheist Delusion’: Ray Comfort’s Masterpiece
By   |   06.06.16
Those who deny the existence of their Creator are delusional. This is not an insult. It’s not a personal attack. It’s not a pejorative. It’s a fact. They’re also “fools.” God’s Word declares, “The fool hath said in his heart...
Millennials and the Nameless Enemy
06.04.16
Written by Kelly Thomas “I wasn’t expecting you to be so intelligent because I knew how religious you were.” The speaker was a teammate on my high school’s debate team. A self-proclaimed atheist who prided himself on his intellectual superiority,...
Religious Liberty and the Big Picture
By David E. Smith   |   05.19.16
My family and I recently had the opportunity to hear about the great work being done in South Sudan by a man named William Levi.  During his presentation, in which he detailed many of the projects underway in Borongole (a...
A Call to Prayer (May 2016)
05.16.16
To any discerning Christian it should be obvious that we have serious problems in our nation - morally, culturally, politically, and financially. There are no simple or quick solutions.
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