Christ Transcends Law of Moses

I often compare the role of the law in history to the role typewriters have played in the development of word processing. The technology and idea of a ...

Elton John on Boundaries

Pop singer Elton John told the German magazine Amica:

I am gay and wouldn't want to be heterosexual for all the money in the world….I've ...

"Les Miserables": Mercy Prevails

The movie Les Misérables, based on the novel by Victor Hugo, focuses on French investigator Javert's relentless manhunt of a criminal—Jean ...

Legalism: When Application Trumps Intent

In an interview with Preaching Magazine, preacher, professor, and author Haddon Robinson warns against the danger of legalism:

When an abstract concept ...

Paul Simon: What God Requires

In a Rolling Stone interview, musician Paul Simon offers his thoughts on what God requires of us:

The only thing that God requires from us is to enjoy ...

Why Sin Tastes Good

Leann Birch, a developmental psychologist at Penn State University, ran an experiment in which she took a large group of kids and fed them a big lunch. ...

Sin Outlawed . . . Again

A news article about the religious history of the Chicago area began with this paragraph about Zion, a small town north of the city: "Rev. John Alexander ...

Dershowitz Points to Perjury

"On the basis of my academic and professional experience, I believe that no felony is committed more frequently in this country than [crimes within] ...

Purpose of the Law

On a warm, summer night, my wife and I were traveling in our car with Micah, our 3-year-old son, who sat in the back seat. After many miles of driving ...

Standard of Judgment

In Words We Live By, Brian Burrell tells of an armed robber named Dennis Lee Curtis who was arrested in 1992 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Curtis apparently ...