President Obama and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have recently come out and said that the controversial Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy should be repealed in the United States military.  This specific topic causes both sides of the issue to argue their respective opinions with passion and conviction.  Many feel that homosexuals…

The whole world is watching a Baptist group from Idaho that tried to take a group of 33 Haitian orphans away from their homes in light of the recent earthquake.  Certainly many Haitian children will be in desperate need of adoption in the coming months.  But are the actions of these well intentioned people the…

Both sides in the federal trial over same-sex marriage have now rested, and the nation awaits the decision of U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker. Nevertheless, the judge’s decision will not put the matter to rest, no matter his ruling. Both sides have pledged, if they lose, to appeal his ruling all the way to the…

Recent political debates have caused many conservatives to question the integrity and decency of their politically officials.  Fresh news emerges, headlines explode, and convictions that fuel political ideology divide candidates from those they are trying to serve.  How can Christians honor politicians whom they disagree with and even disrespect?  The scripture is clear: we are…

When a recession hits a nation, the effects are felt at all levels of society.  Relationships, governments, and institutions are all subject to radical change.  And no institution is more subject to being deeply affected by a recession than that of the family, and specifically the role of a father.  How do men fight for…

Elizabeth Gilbert is once again a married woman, and she has written a rather lengthy memoir in order to explain why.  In Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage, Gilbert explains her unexpected (and unconventional) road to marriage – and it is startling.  From her view of marriage – a concept with which she has…

Whatever happened to being seen but not heard? Diana West asks that question in a recent essay, noting that there has been a massive shift in Western culture away from adult authority and toward the “wise child.” All around us are signs that authority and wisdom are now to be recognized in the young, rather…

New research reveals that children are always digitally on.  The Kaiser Family Foundation has just released a new study on the online lives of children and teenagers, and the statistics are simply astounding. America’s children and teenagers are now spending an average of more than 7 1/2 hours a day involved in electronic media.  How…

The American mind is beginning to embrace the pro-life movement.  With the advent of pictures from inside the womb, and very advanced ultra-sound technology, people are discovering a startling truth: the babies that grow inside the womb are actually people.  Children are not an accident.  The tide of this argument is definitely changing.  Rather than…

When children are always digitally on, parents face new challenges on how to discipline their children from social media.  Who should run a household: parents or children?  The question might seem obvious, but many parents are given to be friends with their children and are terrified of having to discipline them.  How should your child’s…

Who were the heroes that captivated your attention as a child?  Who did you want to grow up to be like?  The Bible holds up heroes as very important for growth as a Christian.  Reading about the great lives of the faith in the scriptures should call us forward to live lives of great faith. …

The horrific earthquake in Haiti this week has caused the entire world to stop in mournful awe over this terrible tragedy.  This event has left many people wanting to know, when tragedy falls, where is God’s love?  Is He sovereign over tragedy of this magnitude?  On today’s program, Dr. Mohler notes the importance of trusting…