Threats to Our Religious Liberty (Part 2)
In the slew of religious freedom cases that have happened in recent years, many of us have found ourselves praying for courts to side with a Colorado baker, a Washington florist, or Catholic nuns. We rightly want religious freedom to triumph and the government to respect this foundational freedom. But Luke Goodrich of the Becket […]
Yes! Talk About Religion and Politics (POV)
When it comes to getting along with others, many of us have bought into the old adage: “Never talk about religion or politics.” Well, over the past year, I made a habit of talking about both—religion and politics—in “mixed company” and (gasp!) even on the Internet. And you know what I found? More opportunities than […]
Threats to Our Religious Liberty (Part 1)
We have seen numerous state and national court cases in recent years addressing our religious liberties. From adoption agencies to public monuments to medical service providers, it is becoming harder and harder for people of faith to live out their faith anywhere outside of their home or church. Religious liberty is one of the most […]
The Characters of Christmas
While the Christmas story is one we all know very well, it may seem difficult to connect this 2,000-year-old story to our modern culture. Dan Darling’s new book The Characters of Christmas aims to fix this by providing parallels from the Christmas characters we all know to today’s culture. From Mary to Herod to the […]
Healthy Marriage Habits
Most of us can agree that marriage is good, but just because it is good does not mean it is easy. Some of the hardest conflicts we will ever encounter come through our marriages. Dr. Richard Fitzgibbons has spent 40 years counseling and writing about psychological conflicts, especially in marriage. Dr. Fitzgibbons sits down with […]
Getting Work Right
In an American culture focused so heavily on achievement and getting things done, most of us understand the value of hard work, and would feel complimented if someone told us we were a hard worker. But equally as important is the practice of leisure, or the contemplative life. Dr. Michael Naughton has a new book […]
The Blessings of Sufferings (Part 2)
Kelvin Cochran grew up in a shotgun house in Shreveport, Louisiana. Raised by a single mother, his family of seven all shared one room and was on welfare and food stamps. One day, Kelvin Cochran saw a Shreveport fire truck pull up in front of his house to put out a fire across the street, […]
The Blessings of Sufferings (Part 1)
After an illustrious thirty-four year career in fire service, Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran was terminated from his position, after it was discovered that he had written—on his own time—a book for a men’s Bible study in which he affirmed Biblical marriage and Biblical sexuality. Chief Cochran sued the city of Atlanta for violating his […]
POV: Far More Than A Chicken Sandwich
I’ve long admired Chick-fil-A’s slogan, “We didn’t invent the chicken, just the chicken sandwich,” because it cleverly acknowledges two fundamental ideals: (1) the restaurant chain’s focus on leading the fast food industry in the production of an excellent (and delicious) chicken sandwich, and (2) the presumption that someone else (i.e. the Creator God) actually “invented” […]
The Primal Scream For Identity
After the sexual revolution, our culture has found it harder to construct our identity, as people don’t feel firmly rooted in the more traditional communities of family and religion. The secularization of our culture made identity as a child of God harder, and changing family patterns made identity as a mother, father, sister, or brother, […]