Youcef Nadarkhani, sentenced to death for converting from Islam to Christianity in Iran, has once again refused to deny Christ, and so he may be hanged as early as today. Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who is facing the death penalty, again refused to convert to
Longtime commenter on this blog Dan Kempin has posted on his church’s website these reflections on Proverbs 23:4: “Do not wear yourself out to get rich; Have the wisdom to show some restraint.” (NIV) Ask the young what they want their life to be in ten
One of my former students, Bart Gingerich, who sometimes comments on this blog, has gotten a job writing for the Institute for Religion and Democracy. He covered a recent meeting by the Prayer Book Society, a group of Anglicans who have been calling for the restoration
Now Republicans who realize that they still don’t have a candidate who can beat President Obama are fantasizing about New Jersey governor Chris Christie entering the race. What would you think of him as a presidential candidate? After Speech, Chris Christie Revels in Pleas to
A chronicle of the failure of Solyndra–a “green energy” company that received half a billion dollars worth of government “investment”–demonstrates the larger point that government bureaucracies are just too ponderous to function as venture capitalists: The Obama administration’s vaunted initiative to catalyze the U.S. clean-energy
Thanks to Paul McCain, who posted a transcript of Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks that he gave at the Augustinian cloister in Erfurt, which was where Luther served as a monk. You should read the whole speech, but here is a sample: As the Bishop of
The winner of the Republican straw poll in Florida was not Perry and not Romney, but Herman Cain. The African-American businessman took 37% of the vote, better than the two ostensible front-runners combined. One could say that the vote is meaningless. It is cast by
A Christian in Iran is being given that choice: recant your faith in Christ or be executed. He has refused to deny Christ three times. This is from Wesley Smith at First Things. Go there for several relevant links. An Iranian pastor may soon be
Continuing our series on the Law, in which we discussed the civil use (as curb; that is, external righteousness that makes possible the social order) and the theological use (as mirror; that is, to help us to see our sins so that we repent and
We all have heard that the divorce rate is higher in the so-called Bible Belt states than elsewhere. Also that the divorce rate in conservative “red” states is higher than in liberal “blue” states. But now Australian Mark Richardson has taken a closer look at
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