Because we live in a moral universe, the application of the moral law makes a difference. Ethical monotheism breaks the cycle of poverty and contributes to the development of nations, the transforming of pagan nations into civilized nations. The proclamation of the good God and the obligations of a moral
Throughout history the Jewish people have been persecuted. In the last century Hitler and the Nazis sought to wipe the Jews from the face of the earth and succeeded in killing over 6,000,000 in the Holocaust. Today anti-Semitism is rising globally. Political Islam has called for the destruction of the
The West is in the midst of a war—a battle of ideas—with two fronts. Islamism is on the attack from the East, but a parallel tyranny grows in the West, a tyranny every bit as fundamentalist and threatening as jihad. I speak of the tyranny of fundamentalist atheism. Of course
The laws of creation relate to what I call the “cultural trinity”— truth, goodness, and beauty. These elements of kingdom culture capture the comprehensive maximum of teaching nations to obey all that Jesus commanded. Just as humans are hardwired for life, they also thirst for truth, goodness, and beauty. These
God made humans to be free. But free societies do not fall from heaven; they are born within the hearts of people, grounded in biblical principles, and established through obedience to all that Christ commanded. That mandate comes in the context of a war for the hearts and minds of
What is the biblical view of time? To be human is to ask, “Where have we come from?” “Where are we going?” “What is the meaning of history?” The answers are shaped by one’s worldview. Animism answers both questions with a resounding “Nowhere!” To the animist, life is an endless
As the Coronavirus leaps around the globe we are probably watching the veritable tip of the iceberg. As of February 26, the disease had infected 81,600 people, at least 2,767 had died, and thirty-nine nations had reported confirmed cases of COVID-19, the official name for the Coronavirus (which first appeared
Is biblical morality dead? When airliners flew into the twin towers in September 2001, it was immediately apparent that the US was under attack. And people reacted. Those in the immediate vicinity literally ran for their lives, but all America sat up and took notice. In a moment of national
Not every religion enables self-control Years ago I saw a sign in an office kitchen: “Your mother doesn’t work here; please clean up after yourself.” It’s not hard to imagine the back story: otherwise-responsible adults (they were holding down jobs, after all) leaving dirty cups in the sink. Somebody else
On a cold February night in the Swiss Alps a gentle snowfall was visible through the window. My wife Marilyn and I were guests of Deborah and Udo Middelmann. Ten of us sat around the coffee table drinking English tea from fine china cups. The candle flickered on the table,
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