Gary Thomas wrote a must-read (IMHO) article at Focus on the Family’s Boundless called Ignorant Christians. In it, he points out the importance of keeping the ol’ gray matter in shape. We need a generation of first-rate thinkers, but we also need a generation in which every Christian sees himself or herself as a scholar. [...]
The next time someone claims that the Founding Fathers wanted a total separation of church and state, try asking them who made these statements: It is the duty of every man to render to the Creator such homage, and such only, as he believes to be acceptable to him. This duty is precedent both in [...]
Psalm 72 is a prayer of David, asking God to bless his son Solomon as he assumes the throne over Israel. Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son! May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice! Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, [...]
O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds. So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come. Your righteousness, O God, reaches the high heavens. You who [...]