Christians Must Demonstrate, Apply God’s Moral Truth

“You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32). Look around you. See America in bondage. Jesus promised truth would liberate humanity. But our nation no longer believes in truth–at least any form of objective, verifiable,...

Thomas Jefferson Was ‘Sect to Himself’

No matter what we believe of Jefferson’s faith commitment, he himself believed he was a Christian. In a letter to Charles Thomson, he declared, “I am a real Christian.” Late in life, Jefferson also wrote that he “was a sect to himself.”...

Pilate Stands in Easter’s Shadows

The bright light of Easter casts some very long shadows—because the horror of crucifixion began at midday on Friday and lingered until dawn on Sunday. That is the story of the Christian Gospels. Jesus of Nazareth dies on Friday as a result of a Roman decree issued by...

War Won’t Work for Evangelism

American intervention in the Middle East will become a significant factor in the Christian witness here and around the world. Congregations and denominations seeking to attract people to Christian life and faith will reap the harvest, at once blessed and bitter, of...

“The Core”

At day’s end, audiences will find that this disaster flick is more about the crust than the core of moviemaking. But life on the crust isn’t always all bad. And neither is “The Core.” To what would you attribute birds in London’s...