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  • A Shameful Day for the Charlotte Observer, Marriage and Families

    A Shameful Day for the Charlotte Observer, Marriage and Families

    In what sounded more like a gay activist screed in a high-school publication than a serious editorial in a major newspaper, the Charlotte Observer has officially declared war on people of faith and conservative moral values, mocking those who believe there is the slightest rational reason to resist the radical redefinition of marriage.

  • Gordon College: Don't Sell Your Soul for Secular Accreditation

    Gordon College: Don't Sell Your Soul for Secular Accreditation

    For years now, educators have known that a confrontation was looming between secular accreditation agencies and Christian schools over the issue of homosexuality. What would these colleges and universities and seminaries do when they were told they had to revise their policies on homosexual practice?

  • What About Ex-Gays?

    What About Ex-Gays?

    While speaking in Singapore at a seminar sponsored by Focus on the Family, I was asked the question: What about ex-ex-gays? Does their existence prove that it is really impossible for people to change their sexual orientation?

  • Human Rights Campaign Accuses Christian Conservatives of Inciting Fear and Hate

    Human Rights Campaign Accuses Christian Conservatives of Inciting Fear and Hate

    The pictures are dark and ominous, the charges chilling: "There exists a network of extremists . . . [who] spew venomous rhetoric, outrageous theories, and discredited science." Just who are these evil people and what are they doing?

  • Did Jesus Really Die as the Substitute for Our Sins?

    Did Jesus Really Die as the Substitute for Our Sins?

    Did Jesus really pay for our sins on the cross, taking our punishment for us? Did He really die as an atoning sacrifice on our behalf?

  • An Open Letter and Appeal to Joel and Victoria Osteen: Rebuke in Love, Exhort and Encourage

    An Open Letter and Appeal to Joel and Victoria Osteen: Rebuke in Love, Exhort and Encourage

    I hope and pray that you will read this letter and that you take to heart the things I'm sharing. I write as a friend wanting to help, not an enemy wanting to hurt, and everything I write, I write out of love for God, love for you, and love for the church and the world.

  • No One is Born Gay; No One

    No One is Born Gay; No One

    If there were reputable scientific evidence that some people were born homosexual, I would have no problem accepting this. After all, my theology tells me that as human beings, we are all created in God's image and yet we are a fallen race, and so all of us carry aspects of that fallen nature to the core of our being, and that could theoretically include homosexuality.

  • 'Convert Them or Kill Them': Is Phil Robertson Like ISIS?

    'Convert Them or Kill Them': Is Phil Robertson Like ISIS?

    The moment Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson said to Sean Hannity, that, with regard to ISIS, you have to "either convert them or kill them," it was obvious that others would pounce on those words and claim that he was no better than ISIS.

  • Overcoming the Porn Plague

    Overcoming the Porn Plague

    For years we have heard about the widespread use of pornography in the American church, especially among men, but the results of a recent poll are absolutely devastating: only three percent of Christian men say they never view porn and only 25 percent say they view it less than "a few times a year."

  • Myth Exposed: Don't Believe That Church Success Depend on These 5 Factors

    Myth Exposed: Don't Believe That Church Success Depend on These 5 Factors

    There is a myth of church success in America that says, "The bigger the building, the bigger the budget, the bigger the attendance, the more successful you are."