For a Possible Preview of Their Future, Western Christians Should Consider the Mideast On the Ethiopians who were killed in Libya, and why we should expect more to come. NRO note: This weekend ISIS released a new video showing some 30 Ethiopian Christian men being beheaded in Libya for refusing to convert to Islam (or to pay a tax for...

Russell Moore, the president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention, has called for the national Church to dedicate itself to prayer for the sanctity of marriage on a Supreme Court hearing that will be happening on April 28. On that day, the Supreme Court will receive oral arguments involving several cases on same-sex...

Abstract Allowing physician-assisted suicide would be a grave mistake for four reasons. First, it would endanger the weak and vulnerable. Second, it would corrupt the practice of medicine and the doctor–patient relationship. Third, it would compromise the family and intergenerational commitments. And fourth, it would betray human dignity and equality before the law. Instead of helping people to kill themselves,...

In early 2005, the story of Terri Schiavo dominated the news. The Florida woman had been in a vegetative state for 15 years. Her husband had petitioned, again, to remove her feeding tube, thus ending her life. Her parents wanted to keep the feeding tube in place. Lines were drawn, and many Christians mobilized in protest to keep Schiavo alive....

American Christians are being urged to wear the color orange – either on a ribbon or as part of their clothing – to focus attention on their brothers and sisters being killed for their faith around the world. The color is a reference to the orange jumpsuits that Islamic State (ISIS) militants have forced beheading victims to wear. Pastors such...

How to Read the Bible Like a Seminary Professor: A Practical and Entertaining Exploration of the World’s Most Famous Book releases on March 3, 2015. This book is the first Bible reference work (1) that I have ever read cover to cover, and (2) that has ever made me laugh out loud.  Recently, the book’s author, DTS academic dean Dr....

This column by Frank Bruni in The New York Times is lighting up a lot of us this morning, judging by my e-mail. It captures the spirit animating the LGBT movement and its allies. That the most powerful newspaper in America would feel comfortable publishing this is a signal. This is not a war we have chosen, but make no...

In this short video, Heather Mercer, founder and president of Global Hope tells us about how the Christian worldview has been challenged like never before and on every level. We are facing challenges that no one could have predicted just a few years ago!

A great illustration of this upside-down world is the story of Jason and David Benham.  After building very successful careers in real estate they worked with HGTV to create a program called Flip it Forward. The show would have followed the brothers as they helped a family in need buy a home and remodel it into the home of their...

Should Christians apologize for their faith? Absolutely! Every Christian is called to apologize for what they believe. The Bible makes this clear. Now, you might be thinking, “Wait a minute, where does the Bible say we’re supposed to say we’re sorry for our beliefs?” It doesn’t, but that is not what we mean by apologizing for the faith. We have...