Applied Theology
Are reporters biased? Sure. But reporter bias is not the most troubling problem when trying to get “the News.” Reporters are merely “field hands” or “harvesters.” They aren’t the farmers who actually own the fields. The owners are the editors. Just as farmers decide what crops will be planted on their lands, so, too, editors... Continue Reading →
I have been reading recently about the upcoming challenges to Obamacare in the Supreme Court. Liberty University has re-filed a case at the direction of the Supreme Court on the basis of Christian liberty. What exactly can the government compel a religious organization to do? That is the question before the court. Church-state relations typically... Continue Reading →
On behalf of Project 13:3 and on behalf of the persecuted church around the world, I delivered an address this afternoon at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. This year, the meeting is being held in Milwaukee, WI. The paper I delivered was titled "Bonhoeffer, the Bible, and Christian Persecution: Unraveling the... Continue Reading →
There is a controversy brewing in Houston, TX, between veterans and the Veterans Administration. I am interested in the controversy for a couple of reasons. First, I attended the funeral service of my wife’s grandfather not too long ago in Houston. He was a veteran, and there was a veteran’s service for him at the... Continue Reading →
Gregory C. Cochran 