The Humanity of the Unborn: The Ancients Understood It For Two Reasons
“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. 15 He will eat curdsand honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right. 16 But before the boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.” – Isaiah […]
The Real Face of Abortion…What Would It Take to Change Your Mind?
I have wrestled with whether or not to post this. Just a warning…this is not for the faint of heart. All I ask is that the comments not get into political wrangling but stick with what is really going on here. Last week I saw something I hadn’t ever seen before. I saw a picture […]
Win the Culture War, Lose the Soul – Intellectual Agreement or Actual Conversion?
In the first chapter of Will Willimon’s book The Intrusive Word: Preaching to the Unbaptized, Willimon makes the case that too much of our preaching has not relied on the power of the Gospel to not just hear and agree with what is being said but to be converted by the message. The reason people have a […]
Win the Culture War, Lose the Soul
I hear this a lot these days. Christians are fighting the wrong fight. They saw we have gotten distracted and missed the point. We have engaged the wrong “enemy” with the wrong tactics. They say we might just win the culture war but at the expense of winning many souls to Christ. Rachel Evans recently […]
John Piper’s Response to President Obama Regarding Abortion
Have a look at this powerful post and video by John Piper. He makes some really good points. I sure hope someone *cough* is listening. Here is the link.
Brian McLaren Endorses Barack Obama
With McLaren writing a book called “Everything Must Change” it is only fitting he endorses the candidate whose focus has been change, change, and more change. Unfortunately I am afraid Obama is more about changing what he needs to in order to get money for his campaign and to get elected and not real change […]
Euthanasia Links
I am putting together a class on Euthanasia and Abortion in our series on Christ and Culture. I wanted to pass on a couple of interesting links: Euthanasia – A Christian Response Euthanasia.com (a great resource with FAQs, history, and helpful links) Nurse’s Participation in Nazi Euthanasia Programs – This one shows the progression from […]
Murder of Jessie Davis and the Unborn
News came out Saturday that the body of missing person, Jessie Davis, had been found. Jessie was 9 months pregnant and her boyfriend Bobby Cutts Jr has been arrested and charged with two counts of murder. One count is for Jessie and the other for her unborn child. These events have tragically unfolded before our […]