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  • What we learn from the scary Jesus of Revelation

    What we learn from the scary Jesus of Revelation

    In Revelation 2 and 3, the gentle and lowly Jesus speaks to seven churches with both praise and severe warning. He knows their works, their compromises and what they can’t see about themselves. He knows ours, too.

  • Should Christian parents pull their kids out of public school?

    Should Christian parents pull their kids out of public school?

    I believe Christian parents make a terrible mistake when they turn their children over to the state for education for the majority of their formative years.

  • Why are Christians leaving for Islam?

    Why are Christians leaving for Islam?

    When Christians leave the faith for Islam, it's tempting to say they were never truly believers. A former Muslim argues that this response lets the Church off the hook, and that real renewal starts with repentance inside the Church, not with political battles outside it.

  • A checklist for presenting your 5th gospel

    A checklist for presenting your 5th gospel

    When it comes to turn-offs to Christianity, nothing's bigger than you and me. Push past the problem of evil, and you'll almost always find that people who reject Christ don't so much reject Him as they reject us.

  • Hyde Amendment at 50: The law that may have saved millions

    Hyde Amendment at 50: The law that may have saved millions

    Henry Hyde told me personally that he considered passing the Hyde Amendment his greatest achievement as a legislator. I agree with him.

  • Forgetting how to blush

    Forgetting how to blush

    There was a time when being caught celebrating something wicked made people turn red with embarrassment. That shame worked as a kind of social restraint. So what happens when it disappears?

  • Willy Rice is right: Southern Baptists need a gender statement

    Willy Rice is right: Southern Baptists need a gender statement

    Southern Baptist Convention President Willy Rice has asked the SBC Executive Committee to recommend adding an article on gender and human sexuality to the Baptist Faith & Message 2000. Richard Land, who served on the committee that drafted that confession, says Rice is standing well within the Baptist tradition.

  • Never forget? I bet you will

    Never forget? I bet you will

    So much for “never forget.”

  • Socialism's fatal flaw: Misunderstanding human nature

    Socialism's fatal flaw: Misunderstanding human nature

    Socialism is based on a false and destructive understanding of human nature.

  • Inside my meeting with Reza Pahlavi: His plan for a free Iran

    Inside my meeting with Reza Pahlavi: His plan for a free Iran

    I recently met Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi with a group of evangelical leaders. What I heard wasn't theory — it was a concrete roadmap for the day after the Islamic Republic falls, one built on religious freedom, rule of law, and an ancient bond with Israel.

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