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The Mising Story: Ida and the Search For Secular Validation

Remember Ida? Ida was the name given to a fossil discovered last May that many eager scientist identified as the missing link. The media was quick to pick up and spread the story. With the discovery of Ida came a book an…
The Anti-Choice Sinner & the Abortionist Saint: One a Martyr, the Other a Nuisance

There is a double standard in our culture and it is no more apparent than in the tragic deaths of two men who had differing views on abortion. The first murdered victim was George Tiller, a late-term abortionist doctor w…
On the Outside Looking In: The Reality of the Duty to Die in the West

The slippery slope of the culture of death continues to slide. Although America has not, as a nation, adopted euthanasia, many in the West have and this creates a number of problems. Recently a British couple committed s…
"Velvet Elvis"

We all have that painting, toy, or memorabilia in our basement or junk room. That item that has lost its flavor, its appeal, it "in-style" feel to it. One must wonder, is the Church as we know it today in America becomin…
Heteronormativiy: Another Word for Heterophobia

Its' Disney's fault that there are so many heterosexuals out there. No really. I'm serious. If you don't believe me, listen to the argument made by the University of Michigan researchers Emily Kazyak and Karin Martin who…
When Politics Hits Home: Sarah Palin and the Defense to Save Trigg

I admire Sarah Palin. Though her and John McCain's run for President and Vice-President in 2008 failed, Palin continues to be an influential voice among conservatives and pro-lifers in America. One of the main reasons wh…
"Friendship With the World is Enmity With God": Rick Warren Tries To Have It Both Ways

Which matters most to you: friendship with the culture or complete obedience to God regardless of the cost? Very rarely will one be able, on almost any issue, please both crowds. Either one will be lauded by the culture …
"Signs of Emergence"

From my Reviews Blog: I continue to do research on the Emerging Church and so I when I ran across Kester Brewin's book, "Signs of Emergence: A Vision for Church That is Organic/Networked/Decentralized/Bottom-up/Communal/…
Colson: The March of Death

Charles Colson, founder of Prison Fellowship, has written an article at his Breakpoint website marking 2008 as a great year for culture of death advocates. By culture of death, Colson defines what he means. This label i…
Sola Emergent: The Emerging Church and Revelation - Part 1

From my Theology Blog: I have proposed what I believe is the real problem with the Emerging Church, or at least as I understand the movement. The illustration I like to use is of an angle known as the law of the angle. I…