A Biblical Perspective on Spanking, Part 1 of 5
Especially in light of increasing public pressures not to spank children, parents are legitimately questioning whether or not spanking should be a part of their repertoire. As parents who seek to train up our children as God has prescribed, we must look to His word as...The TX Attorney General Opines on federal and state regulation of religious education
The THECB’s request for an opinion. The AG’s opinion.The Courage to Finish Well
As the calendar pages have turned to a new year, many people are making new commitments. But some are finishing theirs. It’s odd how much we focus on New Years resolutions and laud those who commit themselves to all sorts of betterment, yet we often fail to recognize...Metaphor and the Sonship of Christ
How can Jesus be both the Son of God (John 1:34; 3:36) and God Himself (John 1:1; 20:28)? To the casual reader, this seems implausible. Nonetheless, the Bible is consistent, presenting both as realities. Consequently, both realities are true at the same time or else...A Biblical Theology of Punching Them in the Nose
Typically in the early mornings our family reads the Bible together. Right now we are working through the Bible in consecutive order to try to see how quickly we can read through the whole thing together. That’s always fun and challenging. But every now and again, we...Archive Interview: EdNews.org, On Separation of Church and State
Dr. Cone’s 2007 interview on EdNews.org, regarding the Texas Supreme Court Case (HEB Ministries, Inc. v. THECB) which recognized that state regulation of religious education was unconstitutional.Marx & Engels vs. Locke
John Locke, in his 2nd Treatise on Government said that private property was a necessary ingredient of one’s own right to self preservation. If a person has a right to life, they must necessarily have a right to possess their own private property. Marx and...If X then Y. Y= our faith is worthless. What is X?
Blaise Pascal argued that if a person believes in God and in the end it turns out that God didn’t exist, than that person hasn’t really lost anything – thus he suggests it is better to believe (even if God doesn’t exist) than not to believe...What’s more dangerous than disposable diapers?
Lynn White wrote a paper in 1966, entitled “The Historical Roots of our Ecological Crisis.”(1) In “The Historical Roots” White launched a scathing critique of certain religious underpinnings of Western attitude toward nature. His critique was met with immediate...HOW CAN I KNOW GOD?
