By Kathryn Wright Calvinistic theology is gaining popularity among Evangelicals today. I have been involved with Southern Baptist churches for much of my life, and this theology is becoming increasingly prominent in the seminaries and pulpits. This especially seems to be the case with young pastors. When people defend Calvinism, they often deal with it

By Nathanael Stevens The news industry gained a lot of viewers through the debate on “a war on women”—but the tagline was mere semantics, if not outright deception. The truth is, there was and is a war on gender. More specifically, there is a war on masculinity and femininity. Women have been encouraged to renounce

By Summer Stevens Meet Emma. She’s a kind, young Christian woman. She always thought she’d grow up, get married, and have a family, but she wasn’t in a hurry. There was plenty of time for that! Let’s say Emma graduates high school in a class with 1,000 people. Half are men, of course, so that

By Zane Hodges *This article first appeared in the July 1991 issue of what was then a newsletter called The GES News. This thirty-two-year-old article is especially relevant in light of Bob Wilkin’s new book, The Gospel Is Still Under Siege. In 1980, my long-time friend and fellow GES board member, Mr. Luis Rodriguez and

By Philippe Sterling A man went in for his annual checkup and received a call from his doctor a few days later. The doctor said, “I’m afraid I have bad news for you.” “What’s the news?” the man asked. “Well, you have only 48 hours to live.” “That is bad news!” said the shocked patient.

By Bob Wilkin I watch the news for a few minutes each morning before leaving for work. On Good Friday morning this year, I watched Brian Kilmeade interview Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York. The ending of the interview struck me. Kilmeade asked Cardinal Dolan if he hoped to become Pope. Cardinal Dolan replied, “I’m

By Dix Winston Jesus Christ claimed to be the Son of God. The New Testament presents Him as being fully God and fully human. His death paid for the sins of the whole world. As a result, anybody who believes in Him for eternal life receives it as a free gift. These are all incredible

By Bob Wilkin A Christian testimony is a person’s story about how he became a Christian. Testimony in a criminal case is a person’s account of what he heard, saw, and experienced. Some testimony in court is based on faulty memory, fuzzy vision, or poor hearing. A well-intentioned person may unintentionally give false testimony. How

By Philippe R. Sterling One of the games I loved to play as an adolescent was Monopoly. According to my sisters, I was ruthless in the acquisition of property and play money. In the context of the game, I was rich. Once the game was over, it didn’t matter. What would happen if I went

By Joe Conaghan My doctor said my symptoms were all indicative of possible colon cancer, so he ordered the tests. I was fifty years old. Was this short ride really about to end so soon? Faced with an uncertain future, I wanted some assurance that I would go to heaven after I died. For reasons