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1. Why Are So Many Millennial Christians Confused About Homosexuality?

How is it that the Bible can be so clear on a particular subject—in this case, the subject of homosexual practice—and yet some Christians are not clear on what the Bible says? And why does it seem that ...

Created on 13 December 2018

2. Sign This Petition and Proclaim that Biology Is Not Bigotry

The thesis of the petition is quite simple: biological sex should be determined biologically. Nothing controversial about it, right? Hardly. These days, not only is such a thesis controversial. It is also ...

Created on 11 December 2018

3. A Short Primer on the Bible and Homosexual Practice

Once again, the Christian world is abuzz with controversy over the Bible and homosexual practice, as if this were a difficult or ambiguous subject. To the contrary, the Scriptures are totally clear: Homosexual ...

Created on 10 December 2018

4. So What if President Trump Didn't Recite the Apostles' Creed?

Evangelical leaders who voted for Donald Trump have been subjected to a fresh wave of mockery after he (and first lady Melania) failed to recite the Apostles' Creed at the funeral for President George ...

Created on 06 December 2018

5. 'VeggieTales' Is Racist, and Don't Bring Home the Bacon

Before you read another word of this article, let me assure you that this is not a parody. Every word that follows is true. You can decide for yourself whether my sarcastic commentary is merited. In the ...

Created on 06 December 2018

6. Let's Help Lauren Daigle Rather Than Condemn Her

We've seen this show before. A Christian recording artist (or author) becomes very popular, reaching beyond a typical church audience and becoming popular in the larger world. He (or she) is then asked ...

Created on 04 December 2018

7. A Boxer's Story of Redemption and Resurrection

As I write these words, Adonis Stevenson, a 41-year-old professional boxer (and longtime champion) lies in critical condition after being knocked out in a fight Saturday night. So, in no way am I minimizing ...

Created on 03 December 2018

8. Yet Again, a Major Hyper-Grace Error

Although the hyper-grace movement is not quite the rapidly spreading fad it was a few years back, it continues to entrench itself into the hearts and minds of millions. That's why, to this day, I get requests ...

Created on 29 November 2018

9. Twitter Declares War on Biology

I recently did a little computer-generated test to help determine my physiological age as compared to my chronological age. (Thankfully, I was eight years younger than my chronological age, 55 rather than ...

Created on 28 November 2018

10. Was Jim Carrey Right About the Christian Right?

According to actor Jim Carrey, America will soon "find out once and for all that the Christian right has never been about morality, it's been about holding on to power and using morality to do so." Was ...

Created on 26 November 2018

11. Billy Graham's Prescient Warning From 1962

Thanksgiving is one of the most special family times of the year. The roads are packed with travelers, and the airlines are at full capacity as grandparents, parents, children and other relatives journey ...

Created on 21 November 2018

12. Where Was God When California Burned?

The magnitude of the recent California forest fires tragedy is staggering. As of this writing, the confirmed number of dead is more than 80 and the number still missing almost 700. That means at least ...

Created on 20 November 2018

13. If the Radical Left Takes Over, You Can Kiss Your Freedoms Goodbye

The pattern is as predictable as it is obvious. When the left (especially the far left) talks about freedom, it means freedom for those who conform. When it talks about diversity, it means my way or the ...

Created on 19 November 2018

14. I Identify as a Jesus-Follower Far More Than as an Older, White, Male, Conservative American

It's true that I prefer the Republican Party platform to the Democratic Party platform, hands down. It's true that I'm a moral conservative when it comes to social issues like abortion, homosexuality, ...

Created on 19 November 2018

15. Let's Unite Around Jesus, Not Divide Over Trump

Have you ever seen American evangelicals this divided? Have you ever seen followers of Jesus so torn apart over politics? Obviously, during the Civil War era, Christian divisions were even deeper and more ...

Created on 14 November 2018

16. They Were Weeping Their Abortions, Not Shouting Them

I've been doing daily talk radio for more than 10 years, which means well over 2,000 radio broadcasts. But the show on Tuesday, November 13, was different. In fact, I was barely able to keep myself composed ...

Created on 14 November 2018

17. Is It Nazi-Like to Be a Nationalist?

Should "nationalism" be encouraged? Is it simply a matter of putting your own country's interests first and of saying "no" to an unhealthy globalism? Or is it a path to xenophobia, following in the footsteps ...

Created on 12 November 2018

18. The Man Who Wants the Courts to Make Him 20 Years Younger

You knew it had to happen sooner or later. After all, if a biological, chromosomal male who identifies as female can have his birth certificate changed to female, why can't a 69-year-old man who feels ...

Created on 12 November 2018

19. It's the Courts, Stupid

When Bill Clinton was running for president in 1992, his campaign strategist James Carville gave him the formula for success: Focus on the economy. In Carville's famous words, "It's the economy, stupid." ...

Created on 09 November 2018

20. Why Don't More Pastors Speak Out on Moral and Cultural Issues?

Have you ever wondered why more pastors don't speak out about controversial moral and cultural issues? Why it's rare to hear a sermon about abortion or homosexuality? I'm sure many pastors would say, "That's ...

Created on 09 November 2018