He is your Creator, Redeemer, Judge, Savior, and Friend. How well do you really know Him? “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:32).
Sen. Raphael Warnock, who also serves as pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, is hardly known for his solid biblical theology. After all, in a post-Easter tweet this year he proclaimed that the resurrection was less about Jesus rising from the dead and more about us saving ourselves. So, it’s no big surprise that he recycled a common falsehood in a rousing sermon-like speech at the Democratic National Convention. The statement is a…
The “He Gets Us” campaign has people talking. During Super Bowl LVIII, the He Gets Us campaign aired two commercials, together costing $20 million. The mission of “He Gets Us” is to help everyone “rediscover the love story of Jesus.” But the truth is, rather than helping people “rediscover” the love of Jesus, the “He Gets Us” campaign redefines the love of Jesus. About the ads The first commercial showed a montage of people from…
One of the world’s most prolific novelists thinks that the Bible is fiction. On January 11, author and outspoken atheist Joyce Carol Oates responded on X to podcasters who were affirming the Bible. In a vitriolic diatribe, she declared that the Bible is “a work of fiction; or rather, an anthology of fictions.” Seething with contempt Curious, I read through these posts on X. Her posts, and those of her followers, seethe with unveiled contempt…
Progressives, entrenched in postmodern concepts of “truth,” read into the Bible their own experiences and force the Bible to adopt their worldview. That’s the way postmodern progressives interpret the Bible. And that’s why they almost always get it wrong. Woodman’s progressive Jesus Take, for instance, Simon Woodman. In a 2022 conference on “Queer Theology,” Woodman, a “pastor” of Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, claimed that “Jesus transgenders himself on a number of occasions.” He attempted to…
Hosts and guests on ABC’s The View frequently promote left-leaning ideologies and pontificate against conservative positions. That’s expected. It’s their brand. But even so, on April 18 actress Patti Lupone, a guest on the show, wandered beyond reality even more than most. The group was busy bashing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his policies when Lupone revealed her staggering ignorance about both America and Christianity. Is the Christian Right like the Taliban? The group discussed…
The Respect for Marriage Act (RMA) passed both the US Senate and the House. Soon, no doubt, the President will sign it into law. What is the RMA? The RMA codifies the Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges and, in short, requires same-sex marriages to be legally recognized in every state. The RMA also “repeals and replaces provisions that define, for purposes of federal law, marriage as between a man and a woman.”…
In early September California Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a multi-state billboard campaign to promote abortion on demand using the words of Jesus from Mark 12:31, “Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other command greater than these.” Newsom is targeting states with laws that restrict elective abortion services, such as Texas, Oklahoma, and Mississippi. The billboards urge women in those states to come to California to receive an abortion. And notice his strategy: Quote…
Filmmaker Dallas Jenkins envisioned telling the Christmas story from the perspective of a crippled shepherd who meets the baby Jesus at the manger in Bethlehem. That short, gripping episode, called “The Shepherd,” was released in 2017 and ignited the phenomenon that became The Chosen. Packaged for a postmodern audience, The Chosen depicts the life of Christ from the perspective of people who knew Him. The focus is on the experiences of the people who encountered…
This week an ad for “The Glorify App” popped up on my social media feed. Their pitch is simple: “We believe in making bite-sized worship routines available to everyone, whilst reimagining how we connect with God through technology.” The Glorify App is promoted by such evangelical luminaries as Priscilla Shirer and Sadie Robertson Huff. Tools that help us connect with God are always good. We use devotional books, journals, and study guides for that reason.…
Tuesday, May 24, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos fatally shot nineteen students and two teachers, and wounded seventeen other people, at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX. As soon as the incident was over, everyone was asking the same question. How could someone do this? Was it evil? Or mental illness? Or both? That question dominated TX Gov. Greg Abbott’s May 25 press conference. Abbott struggled to offer an answer. He confidently asserted that Ramos suffered from…