My concerns are substantive, and they are three. First, I am concerned about the carefulness of the initiative and of its leaders. The leaders of this initiative are insistent that the issue of global warming is a defining one and that we must enter the conversation. They are, for the most part, attempting to lead... Continue Reading →
Southern Baptist Climate Initiative
Regarding the recently unveiled Southern Baptist Environmental and Climate Initiative (see http://www.baptistcreationcare.org), I have a few concerns. I applaud the initiative in the sense that it is an attempt to extend the biblical worldview to all of creation, which, of course is explained in a biblical worldview. As Christians, we understand that the earth is... Continue Reading →
Abortion Is Eugenics
If you ever doubted that America and the West (in this case the UK) is every bit as much guilty of the eugenics we decried in Nazi Germany, then simply read this article. This blog article from Wesley J. Smith will convince you that we are so far gone for abortion that we can't even... Continue Reading →
Conversion Neutrality
Officially, the American Counseling Association [ACA] is neutral as to whether counselors should recommend conversion or reparation therapy to homosexuals. Unofficially, they are now questioning whether it might not be unethical to recommend conversion therapy to homosexuals. Here is how the article below states the matter: The Ethcs Committee for the ACA had suggested in 2006... Continue Reading →
The Gospel of Obama
The Sermon on the Mount endorses gay partnerships. That’s news indeed. Under the new interpretation offered by Barack Obama, the Sermon on the Mount speaks in favor of gay unions more clearly than anything in Romans speaks against homosexuality. Yeah, the whole “men committing shameless acts with men” section of Romans 1 is notoriously difficult... Continue Reading →
Irrelevance of Peaceful Islam
I'm not a fan of e-mailed articles. Stories get around, and, like the telephone gossip game we played in school, have a way of becoming distorted by the time they have passed over a few lips and ears. Still, even if some of the facts of this following story can be controverted, the point cannot;... Continue Reading →
The Problem with Appeasement
This church in Texas thought it would be a good idea to accept homosexuals into the church without actually “affirming” homosexuality. It sounded like a good idea at the time, you know, a kind of middle ground between affirming and condemning the behavior. The problem occurred when the homosexuals decided they wanted their pictures in... Continue Reading →
Anglican’s New Angle
What a problem the Anglicans are having. You see, they want to stay in step with the times and “embrace diversity.” They have a strong conviction that people of all sexual persuasions and gender identities should be honored. Gay marriage is the civil rights cause for their existence. However, their churches are dying. The only... Continue Reading →
Fatwa Against Conversion
Christian World News has a story, which I have linked here, about what happens when a Muslim freely chooses to convert to another faith, in this case Christianity. The story comes complete with a video, picturing a Christian couple, their little child, and the danger they now face from their own families, families who are promising... Continue Reading →
Whose God Is the Lord
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, declares the psalmist. In Deuteronomy 4, we find Moses instructing the people of God who are about to enter the promised land to remember the commandments of God. When they get in the promised land and act according to God's commands, other countries will see the... Continue Reading →
Cutts Prison Term
Did you see the story yesterday about the ex-cop getting life in prison for killing his girlfriend and their unborn baby? This story demonstrates just what a difficult time we are having as a culture defining what is a life and what is not. Did this criminal kill two people, or did he kill a... Continue Reading →
Dasani Immorality
You won't believe this, but it is true. You can read this article for yourself from the London Telegraph. Drinking bottled water is immoral. Bottled water is immoral because it has the same destructive impact on the environment as driving a car for a mile or so. More astonishing than this lunacy is the audacity... Continue Reading →
Anti-depressed?
I have struggled for a long time with understanding anti-depressant drugs. I know some of the symptoms of depression, and I know the spiritual battle involved in fighting against those symptoms. I also know family members who swear by their anti-depressant drugs. I watch them, and they seem more nervous, upset, anxious, and enslaved to... Continue Reading →
Mo
Did you know there is a Sudanese billionaire? Those two notions "Sudanese" and "billionaire" seem to go together about as well as paper cuts and lemon. Yet it is true. Mo Ibrahim is a billionaire from Sudan. The temptation would be to ridicule him for not feeding all the starving in Darfur. Could he be... Continue Reading →
Th Poison of Pompous Novelty
There is a new book out from Baker titled Faith, Film, and Philosophy, which compiles articles from a number of different Christian philosophers who critique modern culture through the study of film. One chapter by Douglas Geivett (who spoke on this subject at ETS) concludes with a caution worthy of our notice. I quote it... Continue Reading →
Gregory C. Cochran 