Church hurts

When I saw Barna’s recent report that 61 percent of unchurched adults think of themselves as Christians, and that 37 percent of non-church going adults say they have been hurt by an experience or person within the church, my first response was surprise that the...

Academic Honesty Carries High Price for Scholar

The story is troubling from the ground up. Professor Bruce Waltke, an evangelical Old Testament scholar who has contributed strongly to the field for many years, had to resign his teaching post on the Orlando campus of Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) because –...

Honesty gets Waltke walking papers

The story is troubling from the ground up. Professor Bruce Waltke, an evangelical Old Testament scholar who has contributed strongly to the field for many years, had to resign his teaching post on the Orlando campus of Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) because...

Righteous devils?

I cheer for my favored team, but I don’t gloat. So, when the Duke Blue Devils ground out a two-point victory over the tenacious Butler Bulldogs, I briefly raised my hands and said “Yes!” — but I didn’t go on FaceBook or Twitter to taunt...

How would you tell the story?

The Easter account found in Luke 24:1-12 is surprisingly subdued. It portrays the women who first visited the empty tomb as “perplexed” and “terrified” before being convinced by angels that Jesus had risen. The male disciples reacted to their...