by ERLC
NOTE: Today marks one year since Kermit Gosnell was convicted. I was typing the name “Kermit Gosnell” and my phone auto-corrected the name to “gospel.” I shuddered momentarily. After all, what could be more contradictory than the name of a... Continue...
by ERLC
NOTE: This story originally posted on April 26, 2014. Today is the day of my wedding. And I am not marrying the girl of my dreams. If you would have told me when I was a teenager that my wife... Continue...
by ERLC
In my first blog on racial reconciliation, I proposed a gospel-centered vision for racial reconciliation. I suggested that the historic fall of Adam and Even in the Garden of Eden and sin are the fundamental reasons why racism exists and... Continue...
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On May 7 I had the privilege of watching as my colleagues at the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission stood with Christian leaders from different denominations, and from around the world, to publicly support our fellow Christian brothers and sisters and other... Continue...
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Several of my friends have suffered miscarriages. They endure the anguish of feeling their bodies begin to change to make room for a growing baby only to lose the child. I, too, have experienced it—four times. At first we thought... Continue...
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[Note: On Wednesday, May 7, a broad array of American Christians joined together in a “pledge of solidarity and call to action” on behalf of the suffering churches of Egypt, Iraq, and Syria. The following remarks were presented at a press conference... Continue...
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QUESTION: To help the pastors in the room think through when they are dealing with the topic of divorce and remarriage in their churches, what are some framework principles that they can have in terms of whom they should marry, whom... Continue...
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Mother’s Day is a particularly sensitive time in many congregations, and pastors and church leaders often don’t even know it. This is true even in congregations that don’t focus the entire service around the event as if it were a... Continue...
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Today, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to uphold the right of Greece, New York citizens to begin its municipal meetings in prayer. Writing for the majority, Justice Kennedy argues that, These ceremonial prayers strive for the idea that people of many... Continue...
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Public resistance to tax increases, the political power of gambling interests, and the growing pursuit of easy money have led to the legalization of some form of gambling in the District of Columbia and every state except Utah and Hawaii.... Continue...