Is It Time for Christians to Leave Public Schools?

Is it time for Christians to abandon public schools? That question was posed last month in The Charlotte World, a North Carolina-based Christian newsletter. Warren Smith, editor and publisher, went on something of a tirade about the state of public education in...

Bad Theology Makes Bad Law

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals made a fatal blunder in its inflammatory decision regarding the Pledge of Allegiance. Under the guise of striking all religious references from the language of our republic, it proceeded to base this decision on theology, and very...

The Flag, the Pledge, and God

The recent court decision banning the use of the Pledge of Allegiance in some western states has forced us to understand our national past in a fresh way. Simply put, American history is now divided into three parts. From 1776 to 1882, Americas lived in what...

Liberty and Justice for All

“I pledge allegiance to the flag …” We recite these words in classrooms, at ballgames and at civic gatherings. During these days of debate and conversation concerning certain words within the pledge, do we listen to all of the words and take them...

Powers, Weakness, and the Tabernacling of God

Marva J. Dawn has rendered valuable service to the church with her latest book, Powers, Weakness, and the Tabernacling of God. She argues the church should reassess and reclaim “the biblical notion of the ‘principalities and powers.'” Dawn deals with...