Southern Baptist Convention DataPinkney, T.C., Remarks to the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, Nashville, Tennessee (2001) Study Findings: Data from the Southern Baptist Convention indicates that they are currently losing 70-88% of their youth after their freshman year in college. 70% of teenagers involved in church youth groups stop attending church within two years of… Continue Reading

The question of evil is one that has vexed civilization since the beginning of time. It is the question that is the source of serious inquiry for both theists and atheists. Atheists attempt to prove the absence of God because of evil’s ubiquitous presence. Atheists naively believe the presence of evil is the Achilles Hill… Continue Reading

I venture into a domain that is not usually spoken about in polite conversations but I am convicted that Evangelicals are commanded to “demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ” (2 Cor 10:5). The thesis for this blog… Continue Reading

I spend most of my television viewership watching either sports or crime dramas. I am known as the guy who watches “those killing shows” in my home. Aside from being appalled at the lack of virtues exhibited by many prosecuting district attorneys the other thing that sticks out is the number of parents who laments… Continue Reading

Well, first it is good to be back after a couple of weeks off visiting family and friends in the grand ole city of Chicago, Illinois. As always there is plenty of things happening that should be of interest to Evangelicals. Since I have been away an interesting case arose in England. A British court… Continue Reading

Let there be no mistake. The Bible explicitly reveals if someone confesses their sin that God is faithful and just to not only forgive the transgression but God is able and does cleanse the confessor from all unrighteousness (1 John1:9). This is an indeed a glorious and one of the few absolute promises in all… Continue Reading

There is no more important issue that confronts our society than life. When does it begin? When should it end and under what conditions? Who has the final say? These and other questions are amongst some of the most fundamental questions human will ever have to wrestle. Life is not like a movie where when… Continue Reading