Let me begin with what I hope is a credibility enhancer: For daring to write a book on the faith of Hillary Clinton, I was questioned by fellow conservatives, especially for calling Mrs. Clinton a “lifelong, committed Christian.” In the final chapter of that book, I included a brief section on the faith of... Continue Reading

The Southern California 2009 Young Adult Winter Retreat for both single and married young adults, will be January 30 – February 1, 2009 in the San Gabriel Mountains. The retreat is sponsored by Southern California Reformed Fellowship, a ministry of churches in the OPC, PCA, RCUS, RPCNA and URC.  The speaker is Dr Dennis Johnson,... Continue Reading

  Many conservatives wonder why retired Army Gen. Colin Powell endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. The quick answer—and the most inadequate one—is that Powell is obliged to endorse the first African-American with a real chance to win the presidency. That answer lacks substance. At any point after retiring from military service, the Republican nomination... Continue Reading

  The Hope Fulfilled: Essays in Honor of O. Palmer Robertson, Robert L. Penny, ed., P&R Publishing, 2008.   I had only reviewed the one article by Terry Johnson on lectio continua Scripture reading. I am still not going to comment on every article. That should not be read as a slight on any of... Continue Reading

The November 2008 issue of Tabletalk magazine focuses on how the modern Reformed church is reaching the lost with the hope of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Contributors include R.C. Sproul along with Bill Green, Peter Hammond, J. Nelson Jennings, Douglas Kelly, John Piper, and Joni Eareckson Tada. Tabletalk features articles about topics central to... Continue Reading

What issue(s) dominated the presidential campaign two months ago—foreign policy, taxes, health care? That seems like ancient history now. The one question that everyone wants Barack Obama and John McCain to answer now is: What will you do to fix the economy? This question is certainly understandable, but breathtakingly preposterous and pathetic.   Naturally, America’s... Continue Reading

  On Oct. 8, the Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that California voters are reading about in the ballot argument in favor of Proposition 4   Christian Newswire – In the case now before Ohio’s high court, a 14-year-old girl, known in court records as "Jane Roe," was sexually abused by... Continue Reading

  Editor’s Note: The "V&V Q&A" is an e-publication from the Center for Vision & Values at Grove CityCollege. Each issue will present an interview with an intriguing thinker or opinion-maker that we hope will prove illuminating to readers everywhere. In this latest edition, Dr. Paul Kengor, the executive director of the Center for Vision... Continue Reading

  Certain elements in the news media are attacking Sarah Palin’s religious beliefs. This has included several bizarre articles, in mainstream publications, highly critical of her local church. One source blasted her “Neanderthal faith.”   As usual, the liberal press is demonstrating its lack of understanding of evangelicals and its gross double standard and bigotry... Continue Reading

  Emergent leader Brian McClaren says "everything must change," not only websites and titles. Our political candidates seem to agree. I too am witness to enormous changes over my adult life.    I was raised in the heyday of European rationalistic secular humanism, and came as a student to America in 1964 to discover a... Continue Reading