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Sincerely Thank Our Veterans
A small tear ran down his face. While sitting in a restaurant with my grandparents to celebrate my birthday, I asked my grandpa about his military service in the Korean War; the tear was the only story he would tell. We spoke a bit more about his role and duties, but it was clear that […]
Why So Many Calvinists in the ‘Never Trump Movement’?
A few weeks ago a Roman Catholic colleague who is a conservative political scientist and economist asked me a thoughtful and unexpected question. “Richard,” he said, “Why is it that such a high percentage of the Evangelical ‘Never Trumpers’ are Calvinists?” I hadn’t thought about it exactly that way. After reflecting on the question, here […]
Living Your Faith: Bethel Baptist Church Rebuilds Lives Devastated by Hurricane Matthew
Thomas McCuddy is Pastor of Bethel Baptist Church in Dublin, NC. Their surrounding counties have been devastated by Hurricane Matthew. There is still significant flooding and people are in need of resources and aide in rebuilding their lives after this devastating experience. During an interview with Pastor McCuddy, it became clear that one of the […]
Media Bias Aims to Derail Crucial and Historic Election; Voters Must Adhere to Own Convictions
Evangelical Leader Dr. Richard Land Tells Christians to Vote Their Values and Beliefs Tomorrow, Rather Than Be Swayed by How Mainstream Media Portrays the Candidates CHARLOTTE, N.C.—In general, Americans are an independent group who don’t take kindly to others telling them what to do. So why, asks Evangelical leader Dr. Richard Land, are voters allowing […]
Response to Evangelical Exodus Part 4: Sawing Off the Branch on Which One Sits
See Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. Introducing a quote from Aquinas, Beaumont says, “Somewhere along the line I came across this quotation from Thomas Aquinas that really convicted me of my theological autonomy” (Beaumont, Evangelical Exodus, 46). Now the formal object of faith is the First Truth, as manifested in Holy Writ […]
A Response to Evangelical Exodus Part 3: Dog Paddling into a Shipwreck
Beaumont engages in a thought experiment: I eventually asked myself, “If every Christian who had ever lived came back to life next Sunday and went to his respective church, where would I want to attend?” The Church of Ignatius, Ambrose, Jerome, Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, Dante, J. R. R. Tolkien, G. K. Chesterton, John Henry Newman, […]