What Judaism Teaches About Lust

by Rafi Eis

The Hebrew Bible and Talmud do not agree with Jesus in equating lust with adultery, but they indicate that the gap between these two sins is quite small. Continue Reading »

4 May 2023

Soap and Oprah

by Carl R. Trueman

A new document indicates just how weak Roman Catholic moral theology could become. Continue Reading »

6 Feb 2017

The Devil and Hilary Mantel

by Patricia Snow

By now, everyone who reads contemporary fiction will have heard of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, Hilary Mantel’s acclaimed historical novels about Thomas Cromwell, the powerful advisor to Henry VIII who all but single-handedly disestablished the Catholic Church in England. Anathema to many . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Feb 2017

Time to Take Marriage Seriously?

by Carl R. Trueman

Churches need to show, not simply claim, that they take marriage and fidelity seriously. Continue Reading »

3 Sep 2015

Lost in the Movies

by James Nuechterlein

Last year I saw two truly vile movies, Pulp Fiction and Kids. The first turned my stomach. The second filled me with shame for having sat through it: leaving the theater, I felt unclean. Those movie experiences reminded me of the depths to which popular culture has sunk, a reminder . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Feb 1996