We’ve heard it many times: “The science is settled on carbon emissions.” Yet scientists tell us it is not. (more…) Read more

Friends, I rarely comment in this blog on politics.  On those rare occasions, I restrict myself to political issues that pertain to matters of faith. Here is one of those times.  Some would argue that it is not, because the people of Israel are unimportant to God and Christian faith, and have been since the resurrection of Jesus.  This is the theological error of supersessionism, which is widely accepted by theologians today as something we are bound to avoid. The danger today... Read more

Not to Christian faith but to none. Born in Pakistan and now a physician in Toronto, Ali Rizvi grew up in Saudi Arabia.  When Muslim terrorists started attacking innocents in the 1980s, he was repeatedly told by his parents and other Muslims, “That has nothing to do with Islam.” So he decided to read the Quran for himself. “He read the Koran in English, a language he had mastered in international schools. To his horror, he found that the book appeared... Read more

What did Moses and Marilyn Monroe have in common? You guessed it: they both struggled with getting their words out. So did Winston Churchill and John Updike.  These and eight other famous people battled this handicap all their lives, yet achieved great things.  This is a new book that tells their stories. You can order it here. Read more

What’s a student to do? When a professor requires that students use gender-neutral and gender-effacing language? Professor Randall Smith has a good solution: Tell the professor your conscience does not permit you to empower the new ideology.  For more, see here. Read more

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Distinguished historian Thomas Kidd (Baylor) has published a short review of The New Christian Zionism at the Gospel Coalition website. “Somewhere between those extremes [dispensationalism and the new anti-Israel movement], one would hope evangelical Christians could find a reasonable, biblical, and humble manner of viewing Jews and the nation of Israel. McDermott’s volume is an important contribution to that process.” If you have not ordered the book yet and want it, you can get it here. Read more

This little YouTube video provides some answers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82OJMGUUSbk&feature=youtu.be   Read more

Yesterday I shared with you the dilemma which InterVarsity Press (IVP) now finds itself in.  The world’s biggest gathering of religion scholars (SBL, linked to the AAR) is threatening to ban IVP from its 2017 meeting because IVP publishes books that support historic Christian views of marriage. I asked Paul House, author of Bonhoeffer’s Seminary Vision, what he thinks Bonhoeffer would advise in this situation. Here is his response: (more…) Read more

It took us by surprise. This week the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), which is the society of religion scholars who meet every year to discuss endless issues concerning the Bible, said that it is considering banning InterVarsity Press (IVP) from its next annual meeting. (more…) Read more