Wallace B. Henley

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  Jun 30, 2018

  Romans 13 and the Right of Revolution

  As the United States readies to celebrate its independence on July 4, a thorny question arises: Does the Bible really grant nations—especially those once labeled "Christian"—the right of revolution, or do the Scriptures forbid it?

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  Jun 21, 2018

  America: Christian or Not?

  Is America a Christian Nation? That's a conversation going on currently in Dallas, Texas, once a "Vatican" of the Evangelical Bible Belt, home of the Baptist General Convention of Texas and other denominations, headquarters city for many large Christian ministries, and location of several of the nation's largest churches.

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  Jun 13, 2018

  A Korea Vision

  To comprehend what North Korea's future could look like, all Kim needs do is contemplate South Korea. Theologian and Korea expert Kirsteen Kim says that "the economic boom of the country could never be explained completely apart from the religious influence coming from Christianity."

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  Jun 6, 2018

  The Spiritual Lessons of D-Day

  The aim of the powers of darkness is the exact opposite of everything for which the Kingdom of God stands. Instead of righteousness-justice, the enemy of God and His creation seeks evil and injustice.

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  Jun 3, 2018

  Evangelicalism and the Sickness of Western Culture Part 3 — Healing Evangelicalism

  After decades of direct participation in the Church and culture wars, I submit the following as some of the areas where the Church—especially evangelicals (including me) who stress biblical authority as the basis of worldview—must recover equilibrium

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  Jun 2, 2018

  Evangelicalism and the Sickness of Western Culture Part 2 — What Went Wrong

  Consider seven malignancies (among many) that I believe are infecting contemporary evangelicalism and metastasizing throughout the culture

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  Jun 1, 2018

  Evangelicalism and the Sickness of Western Culture Part 1 — Where Healing Begins

  Contemporary Western culture is critically ill. This is the frequent lament of many evangelical Christians—including myself. But it's time to face a hard fact: What's wrong with American (and Western) culture results from what's wrong with many churches and Christian movements within it.

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  May 17, 2018

  The Sublime Logic of Jesus Christ as the Only Way to God

  The dedication of the American Embassy in Jerusalem was monumental. For multitudes, the event was a monumental blessing. For many others the day constituted monumental crisis. For Mitt Romney, the historic event gave opportunity for a cheap shot at President Donald Trump.

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  May 1, 2018

  The Adolescent State of Contemporary Political Discourse

  Contemporary political discourse reminds one of a locker room full of pubescent boys trying to out-gross and out-bad one another (with apologies to decent teenagers everywhere).

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  Apr 23, 2018

  Tammie Jo Shults: A Fresh Breeze

  Into the fetid air of the great dismal that is today's selfie-celebrity cultural swamp comes the fresh breeze of a Tammie Jo Shults. Shults is a living example of the "remnant" described in both the Old and New Testaments. These are people of open, unwavering faith in God and His word expressed in the Bible, deeply committed to Christ, driven by a Holy Spirit-empowered passion that all people would know His love