The Contemporary Christian Music industry has shrunk to a third of its former size. Is dissatisfaction with a Christian copy-cat culture to blame? And what is “good” Christian art anyway?
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At one time I strongly believed that every published Bible ought to contain the entire collection of books and not just, say, the New Testament. I still believe this to a very large extent, but I've moderated my views somewhat over the years. Continue Reading »
People Who Cut Off Their Own Limbs (And Their Enablers)
Ian Tuttle, National Review.
Smartphones, Tablets, and Christian Parenting
Russell Moore, russellmoore.com
The Campus Crusaders
David Brooks, the New York Times.
The Village Church, a Southern Baptist mega-church in the Dallas area, recently disciplined a woman who had her marriage annulled when she found out that her husband had been looking at child porn. Why would the church do that? Isn’t she the wronged party?Jonathan Merritt attempts to . . . . Continue Reading »
The “Pastor Protection” bill just breezed through the Texas House and Senate with strong bipartisan support, and should soon be signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott. The purpose of the bill is to enshrine in law the ability of pastors to marry those couples whom their faith allows to be married, . . . . Continue Reading »
Habit of a Lifetime: Why Are Increasing Numbers of Women in Britain Becoming Catholic Nuns?
India Sturgis, The Independent
Killing Tsarnaev Accomplishes Nothing
Daniel Payne, The Federalist
The Moral Case for Snuffing Tsarnaev
Neal Dewing, The Federalist
Preacher with a Paintbrush
David Neff, Christianity Today
New events include a gathering in Turkey with the Ecumenical Patriarch and the 2015 Wilberforce Award ceremony. Continue Reading »
Polygamy is More Popular Than Ever
Samantha Allen, The Daily Beast
A Requiem for the Boy Scouts
Albert Mohler, Jr., albertmohler.com
Ordinary Christian Work
Tim Challies, Tabletalk Magazine
Childless! By Choice!
Heather Wilhelm, Commentary
Imagine receiving a letter telling you that while your insurance company won’t pay for experimental drugs to combat your cancer, they’d be happy to cover lethal drugs to help you die. You want to try to live a little longer, but you're only offered funding to hasten death. This happened to . . . . Continue Reading »
The Washington Post has excelled even its own exacting standards for an uncritical and intellectually bland approach to contemporary moral nonsense. Continue Reading »
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