Cultural vs Believing Christianity
Elon Musk calls himself a cultural Christian, so does famous atheist Richard Dawkins. This term—cultural Christian—means different things depending on who is using the term. For many years, those in evangelical and fundamentalist Christianity called cultural Christians those that were tied to the historic and more conservative standards associated with Christian behavior and choices—in particular…
Podcast – Interview 48: A Christian Approach to Political Change (Brian Collins)
We are talking about the July/August FrontLine on the theme, “God, the Christian, and Human Government.” For this interview I am speaking with Brian Collins who works for BJU Press. He’ll tell you a little bit about what he does when we start. Brian’s article is called “A Christian Approach to Political Change.” We are…
A Theology of Woman from Proverbs 31: A Wise Woman to Emulate
Last month we examined the Proverbs 7 Woman. We saw a negative model to avoid. This week we are going to look at the Proverbs 31 Woman. What makes her so excellent and more precious than jewels? We are going to find that a godly woman applies wisdom in daily living. Passage Overview Proverbs 31:10-31…
Understanding Our Union with Christ
A Forgotten Doctrine When was the last time you heard a sermon about union with Christ? Union with Christ might be one of the most neglected, overlooked doctrines of the Christian faith. And yet, as we will see in a moment, this glorious truth is the basis for every blessing and joy we experience as…
Disaster Relief Efforts after Hurricane Helene
On Thursday, September 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall as a category four storm – the strongest hurricane to strike the Big Bend area of Florida. As you know, the storm proceeded to devastate parts of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee. As of this writing, estimates put the damage as high as…
The Eleventh Commandment – Exclusivity
Previously: The Eleventh Commandment – Introduction The Eleventh Commandment – Authority Now Jesus is not only speaking forcefully here, but also exclusively. Let me point out that Judas was not in the room when Jesus shares the eleventh commandment. If you come back to me to John 13.30, we read, “He [that’s Judas] then having…
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Canadian magazine features two men in ‘8 incredible women’ article – The Christian Institute
ELLE magazine has been criticised for including two biological males in an article titled “8 incredible Canadian women”. The article celebrated transgender musician, writer, actor and artist Vivek Shraya, as well as LGBT activist Fae Johnstone. Both are men who identify as women. The Canadian branch of the international magazine changed the article’s name on…
Regularly Drinking Alcohol After 60 Linked to Early Death | Medscape.com
People over age 60 who drink alcohol regularly are at an increased risk of early death, particularly from cancer or issues related to the heart and blood vessels. That’s according to the findings of a new, large study that was published this week by JAMA Network Open and build upon numerous other recent studies concluding that any amount of…
Pope in multi-faith Singapore says ‘all religions are a path to God’ | Crux
SINGAPORE – In a line that may once again stir reaction in more traditional Catholic quarters, Pope Francis on Friday wrapped up a three-day visit to Singapore, a country with large pockets of at least five different faiths, that “all religions are a path to God.” “They are like different languages in order to arrive…
Opinion Pieces
End Abortion: Rebrand Babies – The American Mind
But abortion is at its tiny beating heart not, I repeat not, a political issue. It never has been, actually. It is not solvable at the federal, or even state, level. It cannot be eradicated via executive order, law, or any craft we here possess. “Abortionist” is the second oldest profession after “prostitute.” Humans are…
Tucker Carlson and the turning point for right-wing antisemitism – JNS.org
[We live in an odd world where anti-semitism flourishes both on the right and the left politically. Many fundamentalists and evangelicals are Tucker Carlson fans, and Carlson asked Russell Brand to close in prayer at the end of his interview. But the brand of Christianity that Carlson is embracing is anti-semitic, and it is rooted…
Ayaan Hirsi Ali takes on Richard Dawkins over New Atheism – UnHerd
Ayaan Hirsi Ali has said that she regrets her role in the New Atheism movement, as part of a Saturday debate with Richard Dawkins. At the inaugural Dissident Dialogues conference in New York, Ali said that she now feels she was wrong to conflate Christianity with Islam when she was an atheist. “I do regret…
Home & Family
Can a fighting spirit help conquer cancer? The limits of positivity for cancer patients | National Post
The idea that cancer progression or disease survival can be influenced by a positive attitude or by keeping up a “fighting spirit” isn’t grounded in scientific evidence, he and other doctors said. Anecdotally, however, “you’ll hear from people, ‘I beat this because I was positive, I had the right thinking, the right attitude,’” Isenberg-Grzeda said.…
The false promise of keeping a loved one ‘alive’ with A.I. grief bots | America Magazine
With the creation of A.I., anthropomorphized chatbots are one critical example of how the rapidly advancing technology is testing the limits of the human condition. Source: The false promise of keeping a loved one ‘alive’ with A.I. grief bots | America Magazine
It’s Not Politics: Fatherhood Decline Causing Rise of Religious Nones | RealClearReligion
But, in the years since we met this couple in the early 2000s, some sociologists, pundits, Christian thinkers, and church leaders have been persuaded by the idea that politics – particularly socially conservative politics – is playing a major role in driving the societal-wide decline in church participation. But the evidence doesn’t bear this out.…