And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven. Ecclesiastes 1:13
by Steve Golden — Throughout the last four months of chaos, the rallying cry of many well-known church leaders has been, “Submit to the government.” John MacArthur, for instance, chose not to reopen Grace Community Church in May because, well, the 9th Circuit court said no. Predictably, he cited Romans 13 and 1 Peter 2... Continue Reading →
by Lee Anderson, Jr. — Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times,with knowledge of what Israel should do . . .1 Chronicles 12:32* In accurately interpreting the word of God, careful attention to the immediate context is often the most important consideration. In the middle of 1 Chronicles 12 is an interesting... Continue Reading →
by Steve Golden — In light of the statewide mask mandate put forth by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly (rejected by 90 out of 105 counties) and the subsequent adoption of a modified version by my home county of Shawnee—complete with a 311 line to rat out your neighbors and a $2500.00 fine attached for not... Continue Reading →
by Mike Halpin — When riots raged and cities burned, the political process was moving forward in the great state of Mississippi. While mobs desecrated, defaced, pulled down, and otherwise destroyed monuments celebrating Southern generals, as well as the likes of Washington and Lincoln, the legislature in Mississippi was collectively weighing options and engaging in... Continue Reading →
by Mike Halpin — The common causes of freedom and justice have a way of bringing people together. The American war of Independence united colonists of almost all stripes in mutual opposition to King George’s tyrannical rule. The diverse groups throughout the thirteen colonies rallied together to oppose their common enemy, win their independence, and... Continue Reading →
by Steve Golden — Two new states—Oregon and my home state of Kansas—joined the new COVID-19 restriction trend by mandating that people wear masks in public. There’s been no small amount of controversy over coronavirus-related restrictions, and masks are no exception. Questions about whether they really work, what kinds are more effective, and whether they... Continue Reading →
by Steve Golden — Earlier this year, Founders Ministries released a documentary titled By What Standard? that started out as a follow-up to an older documentary about the rise of feminism within the Southern Baptist Convention. But during the filming at the SBC’s annual meeting, the filmmakers witnessed the adoption of Critical Race Theory and... Continue Reading →
by Steve Golden — Ideas have consequences. That’s the title of a classic work of philosophy written in 1948 by the late Richard Weaver, an English professor at the University of Chicago. Weaver makes the case that the decline of Western society is chiefly tied to the rejection of absolute truth, leading to what he... Continue Reading →
by Steve Golden — At church recently, I listened to a message—given in light of the huge cultural shift that’s occurring with the recent riots over George Floyd’s death—on postmodernism. As this brother laid out the claims of postmodernists and how to respond to them, I was struck by the fact that I have not... Continue Reading →
by Lee Anderson Jr. — Several years ago, I visited an adult Sunday school class that was in the midst of a study on the book of 1 Samuel. On the morning of my visit, the class was addressing 1 Samuel 25. This is a detailed passage but, to summarize, the account goes as follows:... Continue Reading →
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