By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “At the very time when the moral authority of Christian citizens seems so desperately needed, there are powerful voices urging believers to burrow deeper into the sand, to stay undercover, to mute what otherwise would become a thunderous voice of moral righteousness.” -Tom Minnery in Why You Can’t […]
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Denier in Chief
By Dave Eden, Eden Political Toons “Blaming others and not taking responsibility for our sins or blunders is as old as Adam and Eve. When God confronted the first man and woman for eating the forbidden fruit, Adam tried to blame God – ‘The woman that you gave me,’ he said. Then he tried to […]
Real Men Wanted
By Annie Holmquist Intellectual Takeout March 15, 2022 Another wonder of technology was unveiled recently when marine archaeologists used undersea drones to locate and record the wreck of Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance. Video footage shows a surprisingly well-preserved ship, its name still intact and clearly visible. Digging up historical artifacts is always fascinating, particularly when those […]
Biden’s Blunders: March Madness
By Dave Eden, Eden Political Cartoons “When God judges a nation, he gives them evil rulers. Remember how Israel rejected the Lord as their King and God gave them Saul. It turned out to be a disaster because their hearts weren’t right with him. Our nation is already in the throes of God’s judgment, depriving […]
N.C. House Passes Resolution Calling for More U.S. Domestic Energy Production
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League March 10, 2022 Thursday, the North Carolina House unanimously approved resolution HR 981, a resolution expressing support for Ukraine as its people fight for freedom and urging Congress to increase domestic energy production. In a press release, House Speaker Tim Moore said, “We stand firmly with the Ukrainian people […]
Church Erosion
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “In our day, once great denominations have been overwhelmed. So-called Christin colleges and seminaries are infiltrated by professors who doubt, deny, or water down the Bible as the Word of God. Thousands of well-intentioned people have graduated from these schools and then set out to preach without the heart […]
Rescue for the Shipwrecked
By Dave Eden, Eden Political Cartoons “There is a sense in which every person is a sailor piloting the ship of life. And every ship is destined for the rocks without the compass of the Word of God – every vessel is apt to be overcome by the raging seas of trials and tribulations. Moreover, […]
God’s Word and Our Heart
By Dave Eden, Eden’s Political Toons After the birth of their child, an Episcopal priest, wearing his clerical collar, visited his wife in the hospital. He greeted her with a hug and a kiss, and gave her another hug and a kiss when he left. Later the wife’s roommate commented, “Boy, your pastor sure is […]
The Poultry Pulpit
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “The minister’s role is not to make people feel comfortable in the padded pews. He is not there to pander to the petty preferences of the parishioners. He is there to proclaim the whole counsel of God. He is there to declare eternal truth. He is there to call […]
God’s Word Should Be Read, Not Redacted
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “Trying to ‘cut off’… ‘take away’ certain unwanted words of God from the Bible…will dilute or destroy its saving message and living truth. That is why the influences of the cults, with their pseudo-revelations, as bad as they are, still are not as deadly as those of the so-called […]