Jan 30, 2019
Recently, Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, chair of the California Senate Judiciary Committee, banned the pronouns “he” and “she” during committee hearings. As one web commenter put it, “I’m not plural, so don’t call me ‘they.’ I have a gender, so don’t call me ‘it.’ I’m female, and you will please...
Jan 25, 2019
In the late 1800s, “Prince of Preachers” Charles Spurgeon rebuked members of his congregation who chose to stay at home and read sermons on Sundays—especially when their favorite preacher wasn’t in the pulpit.
These days we stream sermons from home instead of read them, treating the buffet of favorite messages...
Jan 24, 2019
To the sound of supporters chanting “free abortion on demand, we can do it, yes we can,” the New York legislature just passed the terribly named “Reproductive Health Act.” It’s the most radically pro-abortion state-level initiative in recent memory.
The new law has nothing to do with health, and everything to...
Jan 23, 2019
In a culture where up is down, reality is satire.
As someone with the spiritual gift of sarcasm, I’m a huge fan of good satire. And when it comes to piercing insights, style, and flat out humor, the Christian-themed Babylon Bee is the best of any satire source out there. It’s so good, in fact, that Snopes.com...
Jan 22, 2019
Few were surprised last year when the Episcopal Church approved “trial” marriage rites for same-sex couples with a so-called compromise that exempted bishops with a “theological position that does not embrace marriage for same-sex couples” from having to facilitate those rites, as long as they invited another...