In recent weeks, Canada’s House of Commons has advanced Bill C-9, the federal Combatting Hate Act. The goal of combatting hatred, at first glance, is quite uncontroversial. No...
Joyous gifts. Hurried shopping. Spreading goodwill and glad tidings to others! Sounds so much like December, right? We readily associate these traditions with Christmastime, but have you considered...
I grew up in southern Florida in the era of BAC (before air conditioning). So, almost every summer we spent several weeks in the western North Carolina mountains....
Most people think that being a citizen is just about the country where you were born. We follow the laws, stay informed, and try to be good neighbors....
If America is to remain the shining city on the hill—the greatest nation on God’s green earth—it’s going to be because we commit to being one nation always...
In my previous article, we discussed four New Testament passages that focused on the state and government. In today’s article, we will look at how Jesus’s ethics and...
Pop star Haddaway asked “What is love?” in a 1993 hit song. While not a theologian, Haddaway poses a question that has long occupied Bible scholars. What is...
The Dutch Reformed theologian and politician Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) once proclaimed that “the conscience marks a boundary that the state may never cross.” In arguing for the preeminence...
In ancient Ireland, a lorica was a sort of prayer, or hymn-charm, recited to provide categorical protection against an evil. When pled toward God, it might appeal to...
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