Recent Viewpoints

Kerby Anderson Freedom of association has been the issue in so many of the religious liberty cases over the last few years. Should a baker, florist, or photographer be required to perform their artistic services for an event that is contrary to their moral stance? In most of these cases, government officials say that a person’s moral objections to same sex marriage cannot be a justification. If someone disagrees with what a homosexual or lesbian couple believes and wants to…

Kerby Anderson As 2016 came to a conclusion, I wanted to cover some of the important stories of the year. One of the top stories, of course, was terrorism and the terrorist attacks both in this country and abroad. The problem is that there are so many any more that is hard to keep track of all of them. In a recent column, Cal Thomas expressed the same frustration. You have the recent terrorist attacks in Turkey and Germany, but…

Kerby Anderson As this year is winding down, it is time to start a new year. As we begin a new year, I wanted to pass on some advice. In previous Viewpoints, I have talked about the value of using this time of year to change something in your life. There is nothing magical about using January 1 as a start date, but why not use it to improve yourself? First, I would recommend you pick just one thing to…

Penna Dexter Author and radio host Eric Metaxes told an important story in his column that appeared in the Wall Street Journal Christmas weekend. He wrote of a Christmas Eve, 48 years ago, when three astronauts spent Christmas Eve inside the Apollo 8 capsule orbiting the moon. The astronauts did something that should not be surprising, but seems extraordinary to us today. They took turns reading from the first ten verses of the Book of Genesis. Their voices were broadcast…

Kerby Anderson This Christmas season we probably ate too much candy. Walter Williams in a recent column reminds us why so much candy is now produced in other countries. It is another example of why many American companies decide to leave the United States. Chicago, he reminds us, used to be America’s candy capital. It isn’t anymore. Brach’s used to employ about 2,300 Americans. Most of their jobs now can be found in Mexico. Ferrara Candy Company also moved much…

Kerby Anderson Throughout the years, John Stossel has been trying to find ways to simplify economics and illustrate the benefits of free markets. He has found that Adam Smith’s “invisible hand” is often invisible to his viewers. Friedrich Hayek’s “spontaneous order” is clearer but still hard to show. That is why he began to use some of the ideas found in the article, Rinkonomics: A Window on Spontaneous Order. The article inspired him to rent a skating rink in order…

Kerby Anderson On more than one occasion, Joseph Pearce has written an essay based on a bumper sticker he has seen. Sitting in traffic he saw one that declared: “What you call the Liberal Elite, we call being well educated.” The woman in the car in front of him obviously wanted to teach him and us a lesson. She is well educated, and we presumably are poorly educated if we don’t agree with her politics and perspective. After all, we…

Kerby Anderson As 2016 is winding to an end, I think it is time for some humility from many of the so-called “experts.” That is something that Stephen Moore writes about in a recent Investor’s Business Daily column. He reminds us the on election night around 6 PM, a Hillary Clinton political operative went on television to say she believed they had a 95% change of winning. That is a high level of certainty. But a few hours later, “the…

Penna Dexter Believing saint, are you ready for Christmas? Maybe I’m being a “Martha,” but I’ve gotta be honest: Christmas is hard work. If you’re the planner of Christmas in your home, you know what I mean. Every year, in early December, my stress level spikes and I secretly wonder if I couldn’t just go into Mary mode this year and forget the Martha stuff.  Wouldn’t it please God — that I would just sit at the feet of Christ…

by Kerby Anderson On this Christmas week, I thought it would be appropriate to reflect on the coming of the Messiah. The Old Testament contains hundreds of prophecies that give specific details about the “anointed one” who is the Messiah. The prophets proclaimed that He would come to save the people. The Bible is unique in many ways, especially when it comes to fulfilled prophecy. At the time when it was written, 27 percent (1800 verses) of the Bible was…

Kerby Anderson During this Christmas week, I have taken the time to discuss the theology of some of the Christmas hymns and carols that we sing. Today I would like to talk about The First Noel. It is an English song dating back to the sixteenth century. Some people believe that the First Noel was French because of the French spelling of Noel, but it actually an English song. The French word Noël does mean “Christmas” and is relevant to…