By Judge Phil Ginn ‘I would much rather trust the true Christ than a blatantly false figment of someone’s misguided imagination’ CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Parishioners at Trinity College chapel, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, were stunned and horrified when junior research fellow Joshua Heath preached a sermon claiming that due to select works […]
By Melissa Dougherty Since the 1960s, there’s been a measurable dramatic decline in moral ethics here in the United States. Some would argue that it’s been in a general decline since the dawn of humanity, myself included. However, here in the United States, the phrase “legislating morality” has been brought up more and more. Depending […]
Por Natasha Crain El domingo pasado, nuestra iglesia celebró su servicio multilingüe anual, con tres congregaciones -de habla mandarina, de habla española y de habla inglesa- que se reunieron para el culto. Tuvimos lecturas en varios idiomas, y el sermón se dio en español con un traductor al inglés. Esta semana no hubo escuela dominical, […]
By RYAN LEASURE At Grace Bible Church, we have a statement of faith that all members must affirm. It’s a fine statement of faith (though a little long if you ask me). And it provides a nice summary of basic Christian belief. That said, not all doctrines are created equal. Some doctrines are absolutely essential […]
By (Josh Klein) If God is so good, why did he command the Israelites to utterly destroy everyone and everything in the Old Testament? Is God a moral monster?[i] Particularly in the conquest of the land of Canaan? God calls for the complete and utter destruction of men, women, and children (as well as animals) multiple times[ii]. How could a moral God […]
By Brian Chilton Can truth be found in individual perceptions or is it dependent on an independent, transcendent reality? Many businesses and even churches tend to use the phrase “perception is reality” when talking about meeting customer needs. If a customer feels that they are not receiving the kind of service they expected, then their […]
By Bob Perry Even people who don’t celebrate Christmas seem to know what it’s about — the birth of a Savior who comes to rescue us from the consequences of our rebellion against Him. Ultimately, that means it’s part of God’s rescue plan and where we go when we die. But there’s another aspect to […]
By Al Serrato Later this week, Christians throughout the world will celebrate the birth of the Savior. But to the growing number of atheists, this celebration makes little sense. Having accepted the materialist’s view of reality, they have limited themselves to thinking that nature is all there is, or was, or ever will be. Largely […]
Por Josh Klein Lil Nas X De vuelta a donde empezamos. ¿Qué pensarías si te dijera que el problema con Lil Nas X no es que sea homosexual, sino cómo percibe la respuesta de la Iglesia por ser homosexual? De alguna manera ha llegado a la conclusión de que debería odiarse por tener una tendencia […]
By Michelle Johnson Perpetua was born in Carthage (modern day Tunisia) near the end of the second century. Her family of origin was well off and when we first meet her, she is a young wife and mother. The church in Carthage had grown in the century and a half since the resurrection of Jesus. […]