An early Valentine’s dinner last night1 led to chicken parmigiana on the table. When you’re eating chicken parm, you probably don’t give lots of thought to the reality that you’re eating a dead bird. What other birds have you eaten before? Turkey, maybe duck, pheasant. I’ve had dove. But we have a pretty short menu…
FrontLine: May/June 2020 | VOLUME 30 | NUMBER 3 When Darwin’s theory of evolution appeared during the latter half of the nineteenth century, American Christians were not prepared to respond. Theological liberals, having already abandoned their commitment to Scripture, quickly adopted the new theory. Some conservatives also thought that perhaps the biblical language of Creation…
“Let’s sing that chorus one more time!” the worship leader calls out. You sing it again, this time louder and with more energy, “amening” the truth of the song with your voice along with everyone around you. In today’s music world, the best part of a song is often imbedded in the chorus or refrain.…
In a confrontation with Jordan Peterson (here), British journalist Cathy Newman asked this question. “Why should your right to freedom of speech trump a trans person’s right not to be offended?” The question has an obvious answer in a free society. Freedom of speech presumes that personal offense and discomfort in the debate will be…
Psalm 133 begins with this title: “A Song of Ascents [written] by David.” In total, there are fifteen Psalms called “A Song of Ascents” (Psa 120-134). Other names are the Gradual Psalms, Songs of Steps or Pilgrim Songs. Some believe that Jewish people sang these songs as they traveled up the road into Jerusalem to…
Questions We Are (or Ought to Be) Asking [Ed. note: This article comes from FrontLine, September/October 2013. In light of the present turmoil, the article is of interest in several ways. First, many of the concerns Dr. Shumate anticipated in the article are only growing more intense in our current climate. Second, though current threats…
The Whole Counsel of God: Why and How to Preach the Entire Bible Andrew Reid and Tim Patrick Crossway (March 17, 2020) Many vocations come with a goal to aim for. A soldier seeks promotion to a certain rank. A UPS driver aspires to enter the “Circle of Honor” for making it 25 years without…
The day is coming soon when we as believers will have to choose to obey God over human government. It is a choice that the church has faced since the dawn of Christianity. However, the conflation of conservative politics and religion has not necessarily helped us in preparing to navigate those waters ahead. People are…
In reading through the book of Daniel, it is obvious that Bible prophecy is unique. There is no other religious book on Earth that even remotely matches the exactness, accuracy and majesty of the Bible’s statements concerning history and God’s control over it. Prophecy is God’s mark on history to let mankind know that He…