Do Evangelicals Need a Better Gospel?

There has been a lot of talk in recent days about “evangelical” and whether that’s a political or cultural label, a theological label, or inescapably both. I don’t presume to have the perfectly objective perspective. But let me lay out what I see from my corner, and then tell you the three things I’m willing […]

American Jews — Not Just the Orthodox — Should Join Christians in Defending Religious Liberty

In a recent piece entitled “Why are Orthodox Organizations Embracing Christian Values?” Rabbi Jill Jacobs attacked Orthodox Jews for opposing the Obama Administration’s now-rescinded health insurance mandate, which required employers to provide or be complicit in providing some abortion-inducing drugs and sterilizations. She incorrectly suggested that this position conflicts with Jewish law, suggesting that these Orthodox Jews came […]

Christmas Lessons from California

Rarely has such a naturally rich and scenic region become so mismanaged by so many creative and well-intentioned people. In California, Yuletide rush hours are apparently the perfect time for state workers to shut down major freeways to make long-overdue repairs to the ancient pavement. Last week, I saw thousands of cars stuck in a […]

A SHORT PRIMER ON JERUSALEM

At the heart of the conflict is a great paradox. It is both the simplest and the most complex conflict in the world. It is simple in its causes, complex in its resolution. Its cause? The Arabs do not accept the right of Israel to exist. Its resolution? No one knows. So where does this […]

Where Is God in a Mass Shooting? 

A few hours ago I was on the phone with a friend in Las Vegas. He and his neighbors had just lived through, and will be living through for some time, the trauma of seeing in their own city the… Read More Source: Where Is God in a Mass Shooting? – Russell Moore

The Jesus Fruit and the Jesus Tree

223 21 1 The central problem with the white supremacists in Charlottesville is not so much that they hate blacks and Jews. Their central problem is that they hate God, and hate Jesus Christ. And the same thing goes for the anitfa agitators on the other side of the street. Scripture tells us what the […]

In Praise of Our President 

279 18 11 Okay, I am going to say something a little bit controversial. These are uncharted waters for me, so try to work with me on it. First, before I say it, in no way is this a walking back of the gospel truth I stated yesterday. Whites who hate blacks because of their […]