The FaithWalker’s Daily is a quick review of key news stories of the day from the perspective of a conservative Christ-follower living in, but not of, the world. Roe v Wade Anniversary Polls Show Confused Nation The Basics — The 40th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision shows a deeply divided — and confused — nation on the issue of abortion. Dig Deeper: Dr. Brian Mattson offered this guest post yesterday: Roe v Wade at 40: I Have a Dream.... Read more
This is a guest post from Dr. Brian Mattson, Senior Scholar of Public Theology for the Center for Cultural Leadership. Dr. Mattson also serves as faculty for the Alliance Defending Freedom’s Blackstone Legal Fellowship. You can follow his blog Dead Reckoning or connect with him on Twitter and Facebook. I have a dream! That one day children will not be judged on their stage of development, but on their intrinsic dignity and value as image-bearers of God. Yesterday I posted... Read more
Want a weekend getaway? I do. How’s your marriage? Mine could be better, too. A marriage retreat could be just the thing — if only you knew why and how to plan it. Six kids and lot on my plate can cause me to lose focus on the important stuff in my marriage and family. If you think you’ve got it all under control for now, see my thoughts on How to Avoid the Parenting Blind Spots that plague us all. Maybe what you... Read more
The FaithWalker’s Daily is a quick review of key news stories of the day from the perspective of a conservative Christ-follower living in, but not of, the world. An Inauguration Prayer for President Obama Rather than offer a ton of links to the many stories covering President Obama’s Inauguration yesterday, I’ll simply share one: An Inauguration Prayer for President Obama. I’m sure I’ll have criticism of his policies in the coming 1,460 days remaining in his second term. But... Read more
Great and sovereign God, the Just Judge of all men, the Hand of Providence to which so many of our Founders appealed so often for direction and purpose, the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords, the One who exalts Presidents and nations for Your purposes and before whom every knee must one day bow — to you O God, my Father, I offer this prayer for the newly re-inaugurated President of the United States of America, Barack Obama. You... Read more
The FaithWalker’s Daily is a quick review of key news stories of the day from the perspective of a conservative Christ-follower living in, but not of, the world. President Obama’s Inauguration, Formal Ceremony Today The Basics — President Barack Obama was sworn in for his second term by Chief Justice John Roberts yesterday, January 20, as required by the Constitution in a private ceremony in the White House. The formal ceremony on the rear of the Capitol building takes... Read more
I have great respect for Pastor Louie Giglio of Passion City Church. I was pleased to hear Giglio had been invited to pray at President Obama’s Inauguration. I was not pleased to hear that he had been pressured into withdrawing from participating due to his having once expressed the implications of his Christian faith concerning homosexual behavior. Although I understand Louie Giglio’s concerns about protests potentially distracting both from the Inauguration and his own ministry efforts, I think his decision could establish... Read more
How many times have you sung that simple song, “How Great is Our God”? Yet how many times have you invested time in prayer for a specific request and quickly added provisions, excuses, and qualifications to protect that “great” God from the embarrassment of not answering? It’s as if we’re unwilling to really let go of our prayer. I know I’ve done it. Recently, we have been praying that our house would sell. So far, nothing. I can feel my... Read more
What if I get it wrong? I know I’ve wondered that about my prayers at times. Am I praying for the right things? Do I even want to pray? But I suspect we all face that same question when we pray at times. We wish we could stop worrying about getting it right and start praying with confidence for what we know God wants. But how do we know what God wants? And so the worrying begins. I’ve written about... Read more
I didn’t say it. Rush did. That’s Rush Limbaugh for those on the left coast. You know how to stop abortion? Require that each one occur with a gun. ~ Rush Limbaugh, show archive, Jan. 16, 2013 I know some of you, even some of my friends here on the Evangelical portal here at Patheos won’t like me saying it — but Rush is right on this one. Lost amid all the clamor about gun control efforts to supposedly protect... Read more
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