‘The Secret Lives of Dentists’

One of the major criticisms some Christians level against Hollywood is that sin is portrayed constantly on screen. For years I have argued that, in most cases, there must be sin for there to be conflict, and thus a compelling story. Sin has always been in films....

Baylor Drowning in Denial and Deception

From the distant hill of discernment, Baylor University looks like a valley flooded with denial and deception. While the school’s former basketball coach Dave Bliss offered the most visible example of the ethic of deny and deceive, the problem engulfs the Baylor...

In Defense of the First Amendment

The circus that has taken place at the state judicial building in Alabama has brought attention to Judge Moore, to Alabama, to the Ten Commandments and to the courts’ ruling on the separation of church and state. Whether this attention is positive or negative...

What Did Scooby Do?

Meet Scooby, a 6-year-old dog who belongs to the Farris family in Corbin, Ky. Since Scooby’s story appeared in several newspapers and on many of the national television networks, Scooby is now the most famous dog in the Commonwealth. When a recent thunderstorm...

James Madison: Defender of Religious Liberty

Last spring, my family drove to Charlottesville, Va., to tour Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home. We also decided to visit Montpelier, the nearby home of James Madison. Visiting Monticello and seeing Jefferson’s magnificent house and the immaculate...

‘Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star’

Most of us aren’t child stars, but we are the people who make—and break—child stars. We don’t make them in the sense that we broker their deals, schedule their interviews or fashion their images. We do, however, collectively decide if their deals,...