Pope Francis’ comments yesterday about faith, atheism, and salvation have apparently struck a chord: They made headlines and were, for a time, the second most-shared item on Reddit. In his homily on Mark 9:38-40 , the pope said : The Lord created us in His image and likeness, and we are the . . . . Continue Reading »
“Christians are ousted wherever possible on campus,” complained Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru) founder Bill Bright a few years before his 2003 death. With some regularity universities make news for de-recognizing student campus ministries that require their leaders to adhere to certain . . . . Continue Reading »
“The Coffinmaker” New Advent On the Suicide in Notre Dame Cathedral Ed Peters, In the Light of the Law A Yes to Worship Emily Belz, World Those Deleted Tweets Tony Reinke, Desiring God The Final Judgment and the Burial of the Bomber Justin Hawkins, Fare Forward . . . . Continue Reading »
Yahoo Sports reports that basketball player Kevin Durant had his tattoo finished. The religious tattoo covers Durant’s entire back and includes a basketball-wielding angel, a portrait of Christ, and a verse of scripture. The scripture is James 1:2-4. Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when . . . . Continue Reading »
The Republican opponents and the Republican supporters of the Gang of Eight immigration deal each have a flawed approach to citizenship and social cohesion. More tomorrow. . . . . Continue Reading »
A group of mostly Protestant and evangelical church leaders, representing churches with over 20 million members, are asking the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) National Council meeting this week to retain the current BSA stance on sexuality. The May 22-24 meeting will consider a proposal to . . . . Continue Reading »
As I’ve already suggested, the properly conservative standard for thinking about change is who we are as personal and relational beings. Someone might say that standard is particularly Christian. Certainly, many Christians understand each of us to have been created in the image of the personal . . . . Continue Reading »
“Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.” – Luke 24:5b NRSV According to the accounts found in the Synoptic Gospels, the female disciples that travelled to Jesus’s tomb the first Easter morning expected nothing spectacular. They merely . . . . Continue Reading »
“How the West Really Lost God” Brad Miner, Catholic Thing God’s Sovereignty and Personal Compassion in Public Tragedy Tony Reinke, Desiring God Ben Carson and the Marriage Police Michael Kinsley, New Republic Ed Koch’s Catholic Sendoff Jonathan R. Cohen, Tablet Sin and the . . . . Continue Reading »
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