What Would Jesus Do? Compassion in Conflict
From a Christian point of view, the virtue of compassion is rooted in the character of God and exemplified by the saving work of Christ. His was an example (though not merely an example) of ultimate...
View ArticleChristian Ed. and the Risks of On-the-Job Training
Just about every evangelical church has lay people positioned as elders and teachers, rarely with formal theological training. Obviously, formal training doesn’t necessarily make one a good teacher,...
View ArticleLiving in the Shadow of Truth
You can’t say that Christianity is true for everyone because that’s just how you were raised. How prepared are you to respond to this statement without pitting faith against reason? What I mean is, do...
View ArticleConjoined Twins and Christian bioethics
Abortion was never an option, nor is a do-not-resuscitate order (DNR). Her conjoined twins, which have survived long past the time doctors deemed possible, are become less stable each day. It’s hard...
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What Are We Waiting For? Bioethics & the Progressive Agenda
For whatever reason, the six-year venture of the Women's Bioethics Project has come to an end with a recent announcement that they are closing their doors. But their work is not really finished, it is...
View ArticleWill Socialism Save Evangelicalism?
As everyone becomes increasingly uncomfortable with global economic woes, many of which have been brought on by big-government economic policies, I have to wonder if this could actually be good for the...
View ArticleIs IVF a Sin?
On an internet discussion board, several (Christian and non-Christian) have been interacting on the question of whether IVF is, according to Christianity, a sin. Without going into tremendous detail...
View ArticleCBHD Beyond Therapy Bioethics Conference
The 17th Annual Conference on Bioethics opened with Dr. William Hurlbut speaking on Embodiment, Biotechnology and Human Dignity. In it, he reminded the crowd that "bioethics is not a profession, it is...
View ArticleOn Being a Neighbor
We see this happen in media interviews all the time. They have come to be known as “gotchya” questions where the interviewer takes joy in setting up a scenario that the responder must either refuse to...
View ArticleThe High Calling of the Christian Woman
Surrogacy, In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), egg “donation”, and even certain forms of contraception are considered by many women–including Christian women–valid...
View ArticleLife Without the Opposite Sex: Why Not?
Women should never "settle" with a man in order to have a child. Granted, women are created by God to have longings for procreating and nurturing, and I believe this is evidenced in the fact that women...
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Glenn Beck & the Faith Factor
If you're a conservative and an avid listener of Glenn Beck, likely you appreciate his connecting of dots between Obama administration players, 60's radicals, and the philosophical writings advocating...
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Is the Department of Justice Investigating Conservative Bloggers?
I'm just a small-town girl with a love for God, a passion for truth, and a desire for a safe world for my kids to live in. Writing about matters of faith, ethics, and a smattering of politics fulfills...
View ArticleMore on Beth Moore
This is a cross-posted at First ThingsA few months ago, I began writing a piece on the teachings of Beth Moore. The fine writers at CT were working on a similar project which became a recent cover...
View ArticleWhy the Church Needs More Christian Women Scholars
Studying theology helps us to participate in our relationship with God. It isn’t about gathering a ton of unnecessary knowledge that will never make a difference in your life, but about committing to...
View ArticleThe Problem of Moral Revival
As a Christian and a conservative, I believe we have reached a crossroads where we need to seriously reconsider our approach to cultural engagement. The swift undercurrent of moral decay continues to...
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Who Defines Feminism?
I think the bigger question is—should we really care? Frankly, I am perplexed by the recent trend of conservative and evangelical-oriented women who are adding their voice to America’s political...
View ArticleNeighbor Love and the Doctrine of God
It's confusing yet strangely gratifying all at the same time. We live in a culture that is moving further and further from the exclusive claims of Christianity yet almost equally—and...
View ArticleChoosing Christianity
“That's just how you were raised!”—a common argument used to dismiss Christianity’s claim to absolute truth. A variation of this argument goes something like this: "If you had been born in another...
View Article"Extremist" is a Theological Category
American culture seems to be most interested in who God isn’t. Many hold that claims made about God put him in a box and because we really can’t know anything about him (so they say) we should avoid...
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