“They did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.” Joshua 5:12. Charles Spurgeon describes this New Year experience best when he said: “Israel’s weary wanderings were all over, and the promised rest was attained. No more moving tents, fiery serpents, fierce Amalekites, and howling wildernesses: they came to the land which […]
‘Queer Theology’ taught as a Bible Course at Swarthmore College
“What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.” Deuteronomy 12:32. In the Fall of 2018, Swarthmore’s Religious Department will begin offering Bible courses that examines the Scriptures through a queer and trans perspective. The course touches on issues of sex and examines the readings of […]
How to Reverse America’s Deepening Moral Crisis?
The Scriptures reveal a period during the Old Testament that bears a striking similarity to what is taking place today in America. Jerusalem was in a time of great national turmoil and conflict. The nation was politically being torn apart by internal divisions. A period of lawlessness and violence was sweeping the land. The threat […]
Andrews University Promotes a Progressive Socialist Agenda
Andrews University recently implemented new policies in its Student Handbook that are designed to create a safe environment on campus for students who are gay, lesbian, transgender or unsure about their gender identity. The new policies are meant to “draw” into a close relationship to God those who are struggling with their sexual orientation and […]
The Battle For Europe
The once powerful Protestant empires of Europe have crumbled under the fervent assault of Rome. Europe’s Protestant past is no more. Europe today resembles the distant, pre-Reformation past when it was ruled by Catholic popes. We are seeing the final chapter on the Reformation as strange events both in the religious and secular world are […]
The Church Must Challenge the Counterculture Revolution
The countercultural revolution was a period in the 1960s which was characterized by behaviors and values that were radically opposed to that of society. This period gave rise to the sexual revolution, the free-love movement, the drug culture, radical liberalism, women’s liberation movement, feminism, humanism, the New Age movement, pornography, the gay rights movement and […]
In the Small Town of Wittenberg – October 31, 1517
In the small town of Wittenberg, Martin’s hammer could be heard, A love for truth was in his heart, The Reformation was to start. In the church he loved so dear, 1517 was the year, October 31, was the day, While many people came to pray. He nailed his theses to the door, So all […]
Catholics, Adventists, Buddhists, Muslims, Jews and Evangelicals Unite to Become the ‘Light of the World’
More than 650 members from Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Universalists and other religious communities came together on October 24, 2017 at a Roman Catholic Church. Catholic Priest Michael Saporito hosted the event and welcomed the interfaith participants in a show of unity at the Parish Community of St. Helena in Westfield, NJ. “It is great […]
Evil was on Full Display in Sutherland Springs, Texas
“Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood” Isaiah 59:7 Evil was on full display when a gunman entered the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, TX with a military-style rifle and killed at least 26 people and injured over 20 more. This shooting was the deadliest church shooting in […]
Here We Fall: The Tragic end of the Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation’s greatest moment came when Martin Luther sat in the Diet of Worms during his climatic defense of the Holy Scriptures. Facing the threat of execution, Luther stood on trial before the Roman Catholic Magistrates to answer the accusation of heresy because he was being accused of challenging the Church’s teachings and for […]