Making the case that he might be the next Evangelical spokesman: Who is this self-appointed defender of the faith? Until last year, those who had heard of Doug Wilson most likely knew him in his other roles: pastor provocateur in a liberal university town; polarizing leader in the classical Christian education movement; nonconforming Calvinist who…

OK, I don’t think the duck defense is the best defense for the divinity of Christ but the elephant analogy is not too bad. The stories of the crucifixion were written with a purpose and the writer included details for a reason. Just because Bible scholars don’t understand that reason doesn’t mean the writers didn’t…

I’m amused to see that the atheists actually thought this study proved anything: IS PRAYER just another kind of friendly conversation? Yes, says Uffe Schjødt, who used MRI to scan the brains of 20 devout Christians. “It’s like talking to another human. We found no evidence of anything mystical.” […] Robin Dunbar at the University…

He has risen indeed! Today we celebrate the greatest act in history, God the Father accepted the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, his Son to take away the sins of his people (Matthew 1:21) which is good news indeed. Without Jesus’ sacrifice, we would die in our sins and have to face eternal punishment for them…

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