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Where will you be when the Trumpet sounds? by Kyle Smith – Winter 2024/25 – Claremont Review of Books Barry McGuire – Eve of Destruction (written by P. F. Sloan) The eastern world it is explodin’Violence flarin’, bullets loadin’You’re old … Continue reading Eve of Destruction
Why one millennial woman is jump-starting the economy, rumbling the earth, and erasing people’s minds—in a good way. By Evan Gardner – 08.12.23 — Culture and Ideas – The Free Press I should probably start by telling you that Taylor … Continue reading Taylor Swift Unites America
Taylor Caldwell, the original very popular Taylor of the 1940s, stated that she and her husband researched 1,000 books and spent over 40 years in the writing of the great Christian, historical novel about Luke, the author of his eponymous … Continue reading Dear and Glorious Physician: A story of Luke
Kate Anderson Contributor – Aug. 21, 2025 – The Daily Caller My cmnt: The Libs of the world and the democrat party cannot understand this. Their skewed view of the world is from being indoctrinated in Sharia Law and and … Continue reading ‘You’re A Monster … You Tried To Kill Me’: Daughter Confronts Parents During Sentencing For ‘Honor Killing’ Attack
The internet is full of LOTR quotes. The Goodreads website has a gillion of them. And certainly everyone has his or hers favorite(s). Here’s just a small sampling of them: “It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You … Continue reading The most profound quote from The Lord of the Rings
By Rick Phillips – July 17, 2023 – By Faith PCA James Montgomery Boice served as senior pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia from 1968 until his death in June 2000. He was a prolific author who, in addition to … Continue reading James Montgomery Boice: His Legacy Remains Vital to this Day
State-sponsored terror, violence haunts African nation By Paul Tilsley Fox News – Published March 9, 2025 9:13am EDT – Fox My cmnt: As I’ve written here before if the word democratic is in a country’s or party’s name then it … Continue reading Widespread killing, rape, disease and war make Democratic Republic of Congo hell on earth
‘This is a silent slaughter happening, which nobody is discussing,’ expert says By Paul Tilsley Fox News – Published July 31, 2025 6:09am EDT – Fox My cmnt: Islam has been murdering and terrorizing Jews and Christians since it was … Continue reading Islamist terrorists kill 49 Christians in African church massacre; eyewitness reveals horrific details
Advocates and critics of evolution see the Scopes centennial as an opportunity to reset the debate. By Leif Le Mahieu – Jul 31, 2025 DailyWire.com Getty Images My cmnt: Click here to read an accurate and thorough review of the … Continue reading A Century Ago, The ‘Scopes Monkey Trial’ Shook The Nation. The Stakes Are Just As High Today.
Darwinism remains the creation myth of the Left and must be defended and advanced Alan Joseph Bauer | Jul 30, 2025 | Townhall All lies, when discovered, destroy trust. One lie is bigger than the rest. Lies are generally not … Continue reading Darwinism: The Biggest Lie of Them All
For the philosopher, unhappiness became not a condition but a vocation. By Adam Kirsch – May 4, 2020 – The New Yorker My cmnt: Timothy Keller, in his book The Reason for God, used Soren Kierkegaard’s definition of sin: Sin is: … Continue reading Søren Kierkegaard’s Struggle with Himself
By Kevin DeYoung – The Gospel Coalition – Apr 24, 2023 Abstract For all the fine retrieval work Stephen Wolfe does in parts of The Case for Christian Nationalism, the overall project must be rejected. I offer a substantive critique … Continue reading The Case for Christian Nationalism: A Review Article
MacArthur was the pastor at Grace Community Church for more than 50 years. By Leif Le Mahieu – Jul 15, 2025 DailyWire.com Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag Christian Pastor John MacArthur, a well-known preacher and speaker who fought against … Continue reading Pastor John MacArthur, Defender Of Religious Liberty During COVID Lockdowns, Dies At 86
JOHN CARNEY – 8 Jul 2025 – Breitbart My cmnt: I have long thought that Superman represented the Jewish idea of who the Messiah should be to its creator Jerry Siegel. Superman comes from another world as a supernatural child … Continue reading Superman and America’s Empty Cradles
John MacArthur – Grace to You – 2 Corinthians 1:12,Romans 6:14–17 – December 26, 1993 A few moments ago in the service, we read the Psalm of the morning, and it was the 38th Psalm. And that 38th Psalm is … Continue reading Hacking Agag to Pieces
by Matt Bogga – June 11, 2018 My cmnt: I am not a fan of Calvin’s Institutes because they are too wordy and the translations of them from French into English are not very readable. Compare the translation below to … Continue reading Summary of the Work of Christ – John Calvin
How far astray is the 4-3 liberal Badger State majority? Justice Sotomayor reversed it for a unanimous High Court. By The Editorial Board – June 9, 2025 at 5:42 pm ET – WSJ A view of the Wisconsin Supreme Court in Madison. PHOTO: VINCENT … Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court 9, Wisconsin Supreme Court 0
The following video lays out five very salient points explaining what true science is and then contrasting that with neoDarwinian biological evolutionary theory Continue reading Darwin’s theory not science – 5 minutes with Dr. David Berlinski
Join Us On Sundays – Rev. Steven Carr Proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ to Northwest Arkansas! Sunday School – 10:00 a.m.Morning Worship – 11:00 a.m.Evening Worship – 5:30 p.m. NO EVENING SERVICE June 8, 15, & 22 Next Lord’s … Continue reading Grace Reformed Church – N.W. Arkansas
Read how each of the apostles spread out to minister and evangelize and how many of the apostles died for their faith. Ken Curtis, Ph.D. | Updated Dec 10, 2024 – Christianity.com The Bible teaches that the original 12 disciples … Continue reading What Happened to the Twelve Apostles and How Did They Die?
My cmnt: Please see another of my posts on Science vs Faith here by the world renowned physicist Paul Davies. Faith is a greatly misunderstood concept. Because of its use and importance to Biblical understanding and conversion I thought I … Continue reading What is Faith?
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June 17, 2020 | Moses Y. Lee | The Gospel Coalition From the website: We are a fellowship of evangelical churches in the Reformed tradition deeply committed to renewing our faith in the gospel of Christ and to reforming our ministry practices … Continue reading Who Is Melchizedek?
Ezekiel Emanuel is an opponent of long life. So why did he back someone so old for president? Joe Biden in Washington, Oct. 24, 2024. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images By Allysia Finley – May 25, 2025 3:53 pm ET – … Continue reading Biden’s Prostate Cancer and the Tyranny of the Experts
We’ve seen it with the WNBA vs the NBA. No real mystery here. The NBA generated a whopping $11.34 Billion (with a ‘B’) vs the WNBA which barely managed (or woman-aged) $200 Million in the 2023/24 season. That’s roughly 56 … Continue reading Why the disparity in pay for men vs women’s sports
My cmnt: The following is from Google Ai The Bible suggests that God dwells in both darkness and light. He is described as light and in Him there is no darkness. However, He is also depicted as dwelling in thick … Continue reading God dwells both in unapproachable light and in deep darkness
https://youtu.be/-sFpHTlfr5s Master of Arts Biblical and Theological Studies Conferred May 16, 2025 Kyle can be seen on stage receiving his certificate (diploma) at 1:25:02 in the above video. By the by: The sermon by Rev. Dr. Mark Davis for this … Continue reading Kyle’s Graduation Ceremony – Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, Mo.
January 17, 2023 – Caltech – Written by Whitney Clavin Assistant Professor of Philosophy Chip Sebens thinks they do thanks to their fields Deep inside all matter in the universe, electrons are buzzing around and behaving as if they are … Continue reading Do Electrons Spin?
The Real Meaning of Sex Is Right in Front of Our Eyes by Frederica Mathewes-Green – Touchstone Magazine – June 2005 On January 24, 2005, I stood on the sidewalk of Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C., as the March for … Continue reading Bodies of Evidence
Charlotte Allen April 17, 2025 – First Things In March, a team of archaeologists excavating beneath Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher announced a new finding: ancient pollen and other botanical evidence indicating a garden had been there two thousand … Continue reading Vindicating John’s Gospel
KATHERINE HAMILTON – 15 Apr 2025 – Breitbart A federal judge in New Hampshire sided with a local school district — and gender insanity — by blocking parents from wearing wristbands on school property to protest transgender-identifying boys from playing … Continue reading Federal Judge Blocks New Hampshire Parents from Protesting Trans Athletes with Wristbands
The author of ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ on his tough upbringing, his new life as one of the ‘elites’ and what communities can do to help By ALEXANDRA WOLFE – July 29, 2016 1:39 p.m. ET – Wall Street Journal My cmnt: … Continue reading J.D. Vance and the Anger of the White Working Class
St. Augustine, a prominent Church Father, is known for his profound theological insights and philosophical reflections. Some of his most memorable quotes include: “Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith is to see what … Continue reading We are the times: Such as we are, such are the times.
By: Joy Pullmann – March 28, 2025 – The Federalist 12 min read Is it really good or preferable for women to contribute taxes rather than the entire next generation? Joy Pullmann Just about every week announces new datapoints showing the … Continue reading 3 Ways Women Can Make Themselves More Marriageable
Sarah Arnold | April 13, 2025 8:00 PM | Townhall My cmnt: The wicked Left (i.e., democratic leadership & media) mocked First Lady Melania Trump when she recited The Lord’s Prayer on Feb. 18, 2017 before a campaign rally. When … Continue reading Trump White House Plans Bold Return to Faith for Holy Week After Biden’s Trans Day of Remembrance
The founder of PragerU is on a quest to get more people — especially young people — to embrace Judeo-Christian values By Jacob Hess – Published: Dec 1, 2022, 9:00 p.m. MST – Deseret News Jacob Hess is a staff … Continue reading One conservative unafraid to raise his voice — a conversation with Dennis Prager
He went viral at age 12 for a video critical of Barack Obama. Now 21, Pearson is an up-and-coming personality for PragerU By Jennifer Graham – Published: Dec 31, 2023, 9:00 p.m. MST – Deseret News Jennifer is the Ideas … Continue reading CJ Pearson is back and wants to be a ‘megaphone for conservative values’
Howard Glicksman and Steve Laufmann December 7, 2022, 6:37 AM – Evolution News Editor’s note: We are delighted to present this excerpt from Your Designed Body, the new book by engineer Steve Laufmann and physician Howard Glicksman. To hear, your body … Continue reading Your Designed Body: Hearing Is a Symphony of Parts
By Brandon Morse |5:00 PM on March 13, 2025 – RedState The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. Loyal readers know how much I love talking about technology, trying to … Continue reading God and the Machine
By: John Daniel Davidson – March 11, 2025 – The Federalist – 8 min read Cultural similarities mean it’s easier for some foreigners to become American than others. Our immigration policy should reflect that. Last week President Trump said farmers in … Continue reading America Is A Nation, Not Just An Idea
By Destiny Herbers – Published: Mar. 9, 2025 at 11:11 AM CDT|Updated: 13 hours ago – KOLN/KGIN My cmnt: The Flatwater Free Press leans left like most “nonprofit” news organizations (i.e., PBS, NPR and the like). They get their money … Continue reading Hometown televangelist: An Omaha-area pastor allied with Trump. His church is booming – and buying serious real estate
Henry J. Cordes – Omaha World-Herald – via LJS – 03/03/25 In September 2023, the Rev. Steven Boes retired as executive director and president of Boys Town, ending his tenure as the fourth Catholic priest to follow in the leadership … Continue reading Priest who led Boys Town left with millions for retirement, intends to give back to charity
Books Reviewed by Ian Ona Johnson – Claremont Review of Books – Fall 2024 (I am a subscriber to Claremont) My cmnt: This review goes into the three strands of intellectual/philosophical thinking that led to communist doctrine and beliefs. In the … Continue reading Hammer and Sickle
His theories of conversion and competition shaped widely held views of church growth and decline. Courtesy of Rodney Stark / edits by Rick Szuecs Daniel Silliman – Christianity Today – August 30, 2022 Rodney Stark, the influential and controversial sociologist … Continue reading Died: Rodney Stark, Sociologist Who Said Religion Is a Rational Choice
Cartoon caption above: “Ok, here it is, Ned. I’m sick of your face. By PAUL DAVIES – Published: November 24, 2007 Tempe, Ariz. SCIENCE, we are repeatedly told, is the most reliable form of knowledge about the world because it … Continue reading Taking Science on Faith
Transgenderism, gender identity and women’s sports illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times By Everett Piper – Sunday, February 9, 2025 – Washington Times The lesson of President Trump’s executive orders, effectively declaring an end to the lunacy of the transgender movement, is this: Americans … Continue reading Trump ends the transgender lunacy
Technology is merely a symptom. The problem is the romantic corruption of imagination, and the solution lies in classic books and art. By Emily Finley Feb. 7, 2025 5:56 pm ET – Wall Street Journal Photo: Getty Images In “The … Continue reading The Real Reason Young People Are Anxious
By Ronny Reyes Published Feb. 4, 2025, 12:34 p.m. ET – The New York Post The five female Israel Defense Forces soldiers who were recently freed by Hamas after 15-months in captivity were treated to a concert at the hospital … Continue reading Newly-released female IDF hostages serenaded with concert at Israeli hospital
By Mallory Wilson – The Washington Times – Thursday, February 6, 2025 President Trump on Thursday said he’ll sign an executive order making new Attorney General Pam Bondi the head of a task force to target “anti-Christian bias” and create a freedom of religion commission. … Continue reading Trump starting task force to combat anti-Christian actions; AG Bondi to lead it
Chris Dunker – Aug 1, 2024 – Lincoln Journal Star It’s been 10 years since militants with the so-called Islamic State tore through northern Iraq, launching a brutal genocide against the Yazidi people. Thousands were killed in the attacks, while … Continue reading Yazidis to mark 10th anniversary of genocide with documentary screening, cemetery memorial
Lord Buckbeak: "Will you come into my parlor?," said the Spider to the Fly. 