... Rights matter so much because they determine how our society governs itself. ... But for just that reason, everyone who wants something demands it as a right! ... So how do we make sense of this seemingly chaotic war of rights, and how does it create a cultural entry point for the gospel?

In this context, what is the real significance of the Gosnell trial? The Gosnell trial exposes the abortion license for what it is. It forces Americans to look square in the face at what they usually cover up in euphemism and indifference. Gosnell killed human beings. He regularly killed them inside the womb, and he regularly killed them outside the womb.

... What, I wonder, if the conservative evangelical church world came to be dominated by ... media organisations, and big conferences? What if leadership, doctrine, and policy were no longer rooted in the primacy of biblical polity and the local church? What if, in other words, all of this became a function of an Evangelical Industrial Complex?

... the National Day of Prayer. Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx, recently named to be the next Transportation Secretary by President Obama, has instead declared today to be "A Day of Reason" for his home city. This is not original to Foxx. The American Humanist Association , whose slogan is "Good without a God," created the National Day of Reason to counter the emphasis of the National Day of Prayer. (More)

I have been troubled by recent reports about alleged religious liberty violations in the United States military. Some of the reports have turned out to be more hype than help, but there has been enough reporting to suggest some serious issues of concern.

I was taken aback by a recent article that appeared on Christianity Today's Her.meneutics blog. The author, Rachel Pietka, ... criticized John Piper's recent remarks about whether men ought to read Biblical commentaries written by women. On the basis of 1 Timothy 2:12, Piper argues that while women ought not be pastors, men might well benefit ...

I gratefully accept this prestigious Wilberforce Award, if you agree to certain conditions, okay? We New Yorkers are tough negotiators, as you know, so, listen carefully to these conditions: Ready? Condition #1: that receiving this award be an occasion, like every event in life should be, for me to praise God, from whom all blessings flow, and His Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,